NGC 148

NGC 148 (also known as PGC 2035) is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor. It is about 40,000 light years across.[3] It is in a group of three galaxies along with MCG-5-2-16 and IC 1555.[4] It is a Shapley-Ames galaxy.[5]

NGC 148
NGC 148 (DECam)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSculptor
Right ascension00h 34m 15.5s[1]
Declination−31° 47′ 10″[1]
Redshift0.005057[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1516 km/s[1]
Distance85.56 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.28[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Apparent size (V)1.463' x 0.556'[2]
Other designations
PGC 2035, MCG-05-02-017[2]

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0148. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  2. "NGC 148". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  3. "Celestial Atlas". Cseligman. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  4. Maia, M.A.G.; da Costa, L.N.; Latham, David W. (April 1989). "A Catalog of Southern Groups of Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 69: 809. Bibcode:1989ApJS...69..809M. doi:10.1086/191328.
  5. van den Bergh, Sidney; McClure, Robert D.; Evans, Robert (December 1987). "The Supernova Rate in Shapley-Ames Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal. 323: 44. Bibcode:1987ApJ...323...44V. doi:10.1086/165806. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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