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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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![]() 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]
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