NGC 186

NGC 186 is a barred lenticular galaxy located 3.4 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1891.

NGC 186
SDSS image of NGC 186
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 38m 25.3s[1]
Declination+03° 09 59[1]
Redshift0.015551[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.40[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB0+ pec:[1]
Apparent size (V)1.4' × 0.8'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00390, CGCG 383-047, MCG +00-02-098, 2MASX J00382530+0309592, PGC 2291.[1]

References

  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0186. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  • Media related to NGC 186 at Wikimedia Commons


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