NGC 155
Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 155 is a lenticular galaxy in the Cetus constellation. It was discovered on September 1, 1886, by Lewis A. Swift.[4]
| NGC 155 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS view of NGC 155 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 34m 40.113s[1] |
| Declination | −10° 45′ 59.35″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020714[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6210[2] |
| Distance | 248.37 ± 41.74 Mly (76.150 ± 12.799 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S00 pec[2] |
| Size | 125,600 ly (38,510 pc)[2][note 1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.38′ × 1.06′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| MGC -02-02-055, PGC 2076[3] | |
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