| NGC 106 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 106 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 24m 43.753s[1] |
| Declination | −05° 08′ 55.71″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020211[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6059[2] |
| Distance | 199 Mly (61.1 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.46[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa: pec[2] |
| Size | 64,800 ly (19,880 pc)[2][note 1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3′ × 0.6′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 1551, 2MASX J00244375-0508557[3] | |
NGC 106 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 270 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886 and its apparent magnitude is 14.5.[4]
Notes
- ↑ 2MASS Ks band used.
NGC 106 in infrared
References
- 1 2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NED results for object NGC 0106". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- 1 2 "NGC 106". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ "NGC Objects: NGC 100 - 149".
External links
Media related to NGC 106 at Wikimedia Commons
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