NGC 100

NGC 100 is a galaxy located approximately 60 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Pisces. It has an apparent magnitude of 13.2. It was first discovered on 10 November 1885 by American astronomer Lewis Swift.

NGC 100
NGC 100 SDSS
SDSS image of NGC 100
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 24m 02.837s[1]
Declination+16° 29 11.00[1]
Redshift0.002805[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity841[2]
Distance60.18 ± 0.65 Mly (18.45 ± 0.20 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.26[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.6[4]
Characteristics
TypeScd:[2]
Size113,400 ly (34,770 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)6.16 × 0.64[2]
Other designations
UGC 231, MGC+03-02-009, PGC 1525[4]

See also

References

  1. Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. "NED results for object NGC 100". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. Tully, R. Brent; et al. (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
  4. "NGC 100". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
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