Q754079

Also known as New General Catalogue 101

spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor

Key facts

Constellation: Sculptor
Right ascension: 00 23 54.614
Declination: −32 ° 32 ′ 10.34 ″
Distance: 149.8 Mly (45.92 Mpc )
Type: SAB(rs)cd:
Size: 119,200 ly (36,560 pc )
Apparent size v: 2.2 ′ × 2.0 ′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 45.92
Image: NGC 101 ESO.jpg

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galaxy morphological type: Sc
Commons category: NGC 101
catalog code: APMBGC 350+030-123
time of discovery or invention: 1834-09-25
redshift: 0.011341
apparent magnitude: 10.199
right ascension: 5.9775583
declination: -32.5362056
radial velocity: 3383

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NGC 101 is a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 150 million light-years away in the constellation of Sculptor. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1834 and its magnitude is 12.8. It is a member of the Southern Supercluster (also called the Laniakea Supercluster) the closest galaxy supercluster to the Local Supercluster.

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