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]

NGC 105
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 105 (center) and PGC 212515 (upper left)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 25m 16.791s[1]
Declination+12° 53′ 01.82″[1]
Redshift0.017646[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5290 km/s[2]
Distance221.34 ± 34.29 Mly (67.864 ± 10.514 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.1[3]
Characteristics
TypeSab:[2]
Size83,700 ly (25,660 pc)[2][note 1]
Apparent size (V)1.1[2]
Other designations
UGC 241, MCG+02-02-008, PGC 1583[3]

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 105: SN 1997cw (type Ia, mag. 16.5),[5] and SN 2007A (type Ia, mag. 16).[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ POSS1 103a-O values used.

References

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  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NED results for object NGC 0105". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b "NGC 105". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. ^ "NGC Objects: NGC 100 - 149".
  5. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 1997cw. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  6. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2007A. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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