NGC 107
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 107 is a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 280 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by Otto Struve in 1866 and its magnitude is 14.2.[4]
| NGC 107 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 107 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 25m 42.185s[1] |
| Declination | −08° 16′ 58.07″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020978[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6289[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.67[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sbc[2] |
| Size | 48,100 ly (14,750 pc)[2][note 1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.6′ × 0.5′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 1606, 2MASX J00254218-0816580[3] | |
Notes
- POSS1 103a-O values used.