NGC 142
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 142 | |
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 DECam photograph of NGC 142, 143 and 144. NGC 142 is the galaxy at the middle right. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus[1] |
| Right ascension | 00h 31m 08.1s [2] |
| Declination | −22° 37′ 07″ [2] |
| Redshift | 0.026735[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 8015 km/s[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.27 [1][2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)b[1] |
| Notable features | "Extremely faint, small, a little extended, 1st of 3 [the other two being NGC 143 and NGC 144]" [1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 1901, PGC 811378, PGC 811410 [1] | |
NGC 142 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by Frank Muller in 1886.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 100-149-NGC 142". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "NED results for the object NGC 0142". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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Astronomical catalogs
- PGC 1897
- PGC 1898
- PGC 1899
- PGC 1900
- PGC 1901
- PGC 1902
- PGC 1903
- PGC 1904
- PGC 1905
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