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EntityQ280992· pop 37· linked from 953 articles

Also known as New General Catalogue 154

galaxy in the constellation Cetus

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
EmG
Redshift
z = 0.026702
Coordinates
RA 8.5811° · Dec -12.6562°
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Key facts

Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension
00 34 19.469
Declination
−12 ° 39 ′ 22.50 ″
Distance
404.00 ± 86.15 Mly (123.867 ± 26.413 Mpc )
Type
E
Size
41,100 ly (12,610 pc )
Apparent size v
1.1 ′ × 0.9 ′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
96.95
Image
NGC 154 DECam.jpg
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catalog code
LEDA 2058
time of discovery or invention
1785-11-27
redshift
0.026702
galaxy morphological type
E?
apparent magnitude
10.176
right ascension
8.5811208
declination
-12.6562500
radial velocity
7898
Commons category
NGC 154

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Article

NGC 154 is an elliptical galaxy in the Cetus constellation. The galaxy was discovered by Frederick William Herschel on November 27, 1785.

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