NGC 105 | |
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 105 (center) and
PGC 212515 (upper left) | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 25m 16.791s [1] |
Declination | +12° 53′ 01.82″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.017646 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5290 km/s [2] |
Distance | 221.34 ± 34.29 Mly (67.864 ± 10.514 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.1 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sab: [2] |
Size | 83,700 ly (25,660 pc) [2] [note 1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ [2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 241, MCG+02-02-008, PGC 1583 [3] |
NGC 105 is a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 240 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered by Édouard Stephan in 1884 and its apparent magnitude is 14.1. [4]
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 105: SN 1997cw ( type Ia, mag. 16.5), [5] and SN 2007A (type Ia, mag. 16). [6]
NGC 105 | |
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 105 (center) and
PGC 212515 (upper left) | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 25m 16.791s [1] |
Declination | +12° 53′ 01.82″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.017646 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5290 km/s [2] |
Distance | 221.34 ± 34.29 Mly (67.864 ± 10.514 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.1 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sab: [2] |
Size | 83,700 ly (25,660 pc) [2] [note 1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ [2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 241, MCG+02-02-008, PGC 1583 [3] |
NGC 105 is a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 240 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered by Édouard Stephan in 1884 and its apparent magnitude is 14.1. [4]
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 105: SN 1997cw ( type Ia, mag. 16.5), [5] and SN 2007A (type Ia, mag. 16). [6]