NGC 151
NGC 151 is a mid-sized spiral galaxy located in the Cetus constellation.
| NGC 151 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 151 from the Mount Lemmon Observatory SkyCenter using the 0.8m Schulman Telescope | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 34m 02.8s |
| Declination | −09° 42′ 18″ |
| Redshift | 0.012499[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 3745 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 165 Mly [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.6 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)bc |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 2035 | |
The galaxy was discovered by English astronomer William Herschel on November 28, 1785. In 1886, Lewis Swift observed the same galaxy and catalogued it as NGC 153 and later was identified to be NGC 151.
The galaxy, viewed from almost face on, has several bright, blue, dusty spiral arms filled with active star formation. One noticeable feature of the galaxy is a large gap between the spiral arms.
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0151. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- "Celestial Atlas". Cseligman. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
External links
- NGC 151 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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