NGC 105
Spiral Galaxy in the constellation Perseus
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NGC 105 is a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 240 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered by Édouard Stephan in 1884 and its apparent magnitude is 14.1.[4]
Right ascension00h 25m 16.791s[1]
Declination+12° 53′ 01.82″[1]
| NGC 105 | |
|---|---|
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 105 (center) and PGC 212515 (upper left) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 25m 16.791s[1] |
| Declination | +12° 53′ 01.82″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017646[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5290 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 221.34 ± 34.29 Mly (67.864 ± 10.514 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.1[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sab:[2] |
| Size | 83,700 ly (25,660 pc)[2][note 1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 00226+1236, UGC 241, MCG +02-02-008, PGC 1583, CGCG 434-009[3] | |
Supernovae
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 105:
- SN 1997cw (Type Ia, mag. 16.5) was discovered by the BAO Supernova Survey on 10 July 1997.[5][6]
- SN 2007A (Type Ia, mag. 16) was discovered by Tim Puckett and Tom Orff, and independently discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS), on 2 January 2007.[7][8]
See also
Notes
- POSS1 103a-O values used.
