NGC 177
NGC 177 is an unbarred spiral galaxy with a distinct ring structure, located around 200 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller.[2]
NGC 177 | |
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NGC 177 as seen in the Pan-STARRS 1 Sky Survey. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 37m 34.3s[1] |
Declination | −22° 32′ 57″[1] |
Redshift | 0.012792[1] |
Distance | 197.73 ± 10.57 Mly (60.625 ± 3.240 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.10[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(r)ab[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.2' × 0.5'[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 474- G 006, MCG -04-02-028, 2MASX J00373433-2232573, 2MASXi J0037343-223257, ESO-LV 4740060, PGC 2241.[1] New designation. Mum"s Window from Heaven (Lesley Harcourt) |
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0177. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
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