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]
| 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 | |
| UGC 241, MCG+02-02-008, PGC 1583[3] | |
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 105: SN 1997cw (type Ia, mag. 16.5),[5] and SN 2007A (type Ia, mag. 16).[6]
Notes edit
- ^ POSS1 103a-O values used.
References edit
- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c d e f "NED results for object NGC 0105". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ a b "NGC 105". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "NGC Objects: NGC 100 - 149".
- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 1997cw. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2007A. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
External links edit
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