NGC 148

Galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NGC 148 (also known as PGC 2035) is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor. It is about 40,000 light years across.[3] It is in a group of three galaxies along with MCG-5-2-16 and IC 1555.[4] It is a Shapley-Ames galaxy.[5]

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NGC 148
NGC 148 (DECam)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSculptor
Right ascension00h 34m 15.5s[1]
Declination−31° 47 10[1]
Redshift0.005057[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1516 km/s[1]
Distance85.56 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.28[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Apparent size (V)1.463' x 0.556'[2]
Other designations
PGC 2035, MCG-05-02-017[2]
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