NGC 117
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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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