NGC 182

NGC 182 is a spiral galaxy with a ring structure, located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 25, 1790 by William Herschel.^[2]

NGC 182
NGC 182 as seen on SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	00h 38m 12.4s[1]
Declination	+02° 43′ 43″[1]
Redshift	0.017549[1]
Distance	286.69 ± 33.03 Mly (87.900 ± 10.128 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.27[1]
Characteristics
Type	(R')SAB(rs)a[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.0' × 1.7'[1]
Other designations
UGC 382, CGCG 383-045, MCG +00-02-095, 2MASX J00381239+0243428, PGC 2279.[1]

In 2004 a type IIb supernova was discovered in this galaxy and designated SN 2004ex.^[3]

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0182. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
3. Harutyunyan, A.; et al. (November 2004). Green, D. W. E. (ed.). "Supernova 2004ex in NGC 182". IAU Circular. 8446 (3): 3. Bibcode:2004IAUC.8446....3H.

External links

• Media related to NGC 182 at Wikimedia Commons