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Galaxy located in the constellation Pisces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 was first discovered on 10 November 1885 by American astronomer Lewis Swift.
NGC 100 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 24m 02.837s[1] |
Declination | +16° 29′ 11.00″[1] |
Redshift | 0.002805[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 841[2] |
Distance | 60.18 ± 0.65 Mly (18.45 ± 0.20 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.26[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.6[4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Scd:[2] |
Size | 113,400 ly (34,770 pc)[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 6.16′ × 0.64′[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 231, MCG +03-02-009, PGC 1525[4] |
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