NGC 150

Also known as New General Catalogue 150

spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor

Key facts

Constellation: Sculptor
Right ascension: 00 34 17.0652
Declination: −27 ° 48 ′ 21.961 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1587 ± 1 km/s
Distance: 62.92 ± 2.34 Mly (19.291 ± 0.717 Mpc )
Type: SB(rs)b?
Size: 94,300 ly (28.90 kpc )
Apparent size v: 3.9′ × 1.9′

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NGC 150 (also known as PGC 2052) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is about 63 million light years away from the Solar System, and it has a diameter of about 94,000 light years. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on 20 November 1886.

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