NGC 118 is a spiral galaxy of type S(rs)a? pec with an apparent magnitude of 13.6 located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 23, 1867, by the astronomer Truman Safford.[4]
| NGC 118 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 118 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 27m 16.222s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 46′ 48.50″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.037329[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 10982 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 524.5 ± 36.9 Mly (160.81 ± 11.30 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.83[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.63[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S(rs)a? pec[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 264, MCG +00-02-032, Mrk 947, PGC 1678[2] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Results for object NGC 0118 (NGC 118)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ a b c "NGC 118". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ a b "Search specification: NGC 118". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ a b Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 100 - 149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
External links
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