NGC 114

NGC 114
Observation data
Right ascension 00h 26m 58.2s
Declination −01° 47 10
Redshift 0.013873 [1]
Helio radial velocity 4159 km/s[1]
Distance 195 Mly
[2]
Type SB0(rs)?
Size (ly) 55,000 ly

NGC 114 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus.
It was discovered by American astronomer,Truman Henry Safford, on September 23, 1867.
The galaxy lies approximately 195 Million light-years from earth, and is about 55,000 light-years in diameter, nearly half the size of the Milky Way.

References

  1. 1 2 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0114. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  2. "Celestial Atlas". Cseligman. Retrieved 2015-08-19.

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