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NGC 182

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Also known as New General Catalogue 182

spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.017712317247355447
Morphology
Sa
Coordinates
RA 9.5516° · Dec 2.7285°
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Key facts

Constellation
Pisces
Right ascension
00 38 12.4
Declination
+02 ° 43 ′ 43 ″
Distance
286.69 ± 33.03 Mly (87.900 ± 10.128 Mpc )
Type
(R')SAB(rs)a
Apparent size v
2.0' × 1.7'

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
galaxy
Constellation
Pisces
Distance from Earth
70.55
Image
NGC 0182 SDSS.jpg
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discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
catalog code
Gaia DR2 2550609488856801408
galaxy morphological type
Sa
time of discovery or invention
1790-12-25
redshift
0.017455
apparent magnitude
11.812
Commons category
NGC 182
right ascension
9.55157830037380
declination
2.72850962952370
radial velocity
5187
epoch
J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 182 is a spiral galaxy with a ring structure, located in the constellation Pisces. Astronomer William Herschel discovered it on December 25, 1790.

A Type IIb supernova, designated SN 2004ex, was discovered in this galaxy in 2004.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 182” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.