NGC 117
| Galaxy NGC 117 |
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![NGC 117 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC117_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 117 SDSS image | |
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| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 27 m 11.07 s |
| declination | + 01 ° 20 ′ 01.4 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 +: sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 100 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.017889 ± 0.000133 |
| Radial velocity | 5363 ± 40 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(244 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (74.8 ± 5.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | September 13, 1863 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 117 • PGC 1674 • CGCG 383-015 • MCG + 00-02-029 • 2MASX J00271106 + 0120014 • GC 5102 • GALEX ASC J002711.12 + 012001.4 • LDCE 21 NED001 • WISEA J002711.08 + 012001.3 | |
NGC 117 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 244 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years across.
The object was discovered on September 13, 1863 by the German astronomer Albert Marth .
Web links
Commons : NGC 117 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
