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 is located at RA 24min 2.6s, Dec +16°29'11". It was first discovered on 10 November 1885 by American astronomer Lewis Swift.

NGC 100
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]
Helio 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, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  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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