NGC 132 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel.[2] The type Ic supernova SN 2004fe was discovered in this galaxy on October 30, 2004.[3]
| NGC 132 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 132 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 30m 10.7s[1] |
| Declination | +02° 05′ 36″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017895[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5365 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.45[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)bc[2] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 1844, UGC 301.[2] | |
Appearance edit
Herschel described the spiral galaxy as, "pretty faint, considerably large, round, very gradually little brighter middle, mottled but not resolved." On October 12, 1827, John Herschel observed it again.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "NED Results for the object NGC 0132". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 100-149 - NGC 132". Seligman, Courtney. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Pugh, H.; et al. (November 2004). Green, D. W. E. (ed.). "Supernovae 2004fe, 2004ff, 2004fg". IAU Circular. 8425 (1): 1. Bibcode:2004IAUC.8425....1P.
External links edit
Media related to NGC 132 at Wikimedia Commons
