NGC 45
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NGC 45 | |
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NGC 45 by GALEX (ultraviolet) | |
Observation data (2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 14m 3.99s |
Declination | −23° 10′ 55.5″ |
Redshift | 0.001558[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 467 km/s[1] |
Distance |
32.6 ± 10 Mly (10 ± 3.1 Mpc)[2] |
Type | SA(s)dm[1] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 7.41′ × 5.13' |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.4 |
Other designations | |
UGC 4, MCG 04-01-21, PGC 930 | |
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies |
NGC 45 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered on 11 November 1835 by the English astronomer John Herschel. In the sky, it is located near the magnitude 6.8 star HD 941.
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Combined HST images
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NASA NED, "NGC 0045" (accessed 20 April 2010)
- ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 0045". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 45. |
- NGC 45 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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Coordinates: 00h 14m 3.99s, −23° 10′ 55.5″
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