NGC 105

NGC 105 is a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 240 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered by Édouard Stephan in 1884 and its apparent magnitude is 14.1.[4]

NGC 105
SDSS image of NGC 105 and PGC 212515
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 25m 16.791s[1]
Declination+12° 53 01.82[1]
Redshift0.017646[2]
Helio radial velocity5290 km/s[2]
Distance221.34 ± 34.29 Mly (67.864 ± 10.514 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.1[3]
Characteristics
TypeSab:[2]
Size83,700 ly (25,660 pc)[2][note 1]
Apparent size (V)1.1[2]
Other designations
UGC 241, MCG+02-02-008, PGC 1583[3]

Notes

  1. POSS1 103a-O values used.

References

  • Media related to NGC 105 at Wikimedia Commons


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