NGC 102

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NGC 102 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 330 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886 and its apparent magnitude is 14.[4]

NGC 102
SDSS image of NGC 102
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 24m 36.514s[1]
Declination−13° 57′ 22.92″[1]
Redshift0.024450[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity7330[2]
Distance328.70+63.86
−79.26
Mly
(100.78+19.58
−24.30
Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14[3]
Characteristics
TypeS0/a[2]
Apparent size (V)1.0 × 0.9[2]
Other designations
MGC-02-02-011, PGC 1542[3]
NGC 102 (2MASS)

References

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  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (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 "NED results for object NGC 0102". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b "NGC 102". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  4. ^ "NGC Objects: NGC 100 - 149".
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