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Also known as New General Catalogue 117

lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.017972
Coordinates
RA 6.7962° · Dec 1.3337°
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Key facts

Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension
00 27 11.14
Declination
+01 ° 20 ′ 00.5 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
5339 ± 35 km/s
Distance
234.9 Mly (72.02 Mpc )
Type
S0 :

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
72.02
Image
NGC117 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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catalog code
Gaia DR2 2546990923074793600
time of discovery or invention
1863-09-13
Commons category
NGC 117
right ascension
6.79615585541900
declination
1.33369817006090
apparent magnitude
15.5
radial velocity
5339
redshift
0.017972

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NGC 117 is a lenticular galaxy with a magnitude of 14.3 in the constellation Cetus. NGC 117 is its New General Catalogue designation. It was discovered on September 13, 1863, by the astronomer Albert Marth.

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