NGC 113

NGC 113
Observation data
Right ascension 00h 26m 54.6s
Declination −02° 30 03
Redshift 0.014870 [1]
Helio radial velocity 4458 km/s[1]
Distance 210 Mly
[2]
Type E/SA0?
Size (ly) 80,000 ly

NGC 113 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus.
It was discovered by German astronomer, Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel, on August 27, 1876. The galaxy lies approximately 210 Million light-years from earth, and is about 80,000 light-years in diameter.

References

  1. 1 2 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0113. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  2. "Celestial Atlas". Cseligman. Retrieved 2015-08-19.

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