NGC 154

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NGC 154
J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 34m 19.469s[1]
Declination−12° 39′ 22.50″[1]
Redshift0.026785[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity8030[2]
Distance404.00 ± 86.15 Mly (123.867 ± 26.413 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14[3]
Characteristics
TypeE[4]
Size41,100 ly (12,610 pc)[2][note 1]
Apparent size (V)1.1 × 0.9[5]
Other designations
MGC-02-02-053, PGC 2058[3]

NGC 154 is an

Frederick William Herschel on November 27, 1785.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ POSS1 103a-O values used.

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