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Also known as New General Catalogue 102, MCG-2-2-11,PGC 1542

galaxy in the constellation Cetus

Key facts

Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension
00 24 36.514
Declination
−13 ° 57 ′ 22.92 ″
Distance
328.70 +63.86, −79.26 Mly , ( 100.78 +19.58, −24.30 Mpc )
Type
S0/a
Apparent size v
1.0 ′ × 0.9 ′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
100.78
Image
NGC102 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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time of discovery or invention
1886-01-01
Commons category
NGC 102
catalog code
Gaia DR2 2422981099682733056
redshift
0.024450
right ascension
6.15225896955440
declination
-13.95634704963070
radial velocity
7330
apparent magnitude
14.00

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NGC 102 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 330 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886 and its apparent magnitude is 14.

NGC 102 (2MASS)

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