NGC 201
| NGC 201 | |
|---|---|
|
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 201 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 00h 39m 34.820s[1] |
| Declination | 00° 51′ 35.60″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.014728 +/- 0.000062 [1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4415 +/- 19 km/s [1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 4505 +/- 19 km/s [1] |
| Distance (comoving) |
61.7 ± 4.3 kpc (201 ± 14 kly)h−1 0.73 [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.8g [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(r)c [2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.8' x 1.5' [2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 419, MCG +00-02-115, HCG 007C | |
NGC 201 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. It is one of the group members of HCG 7, with the other group members NGC 192, NGC 196, and NGC 197. It was discovered on December 28, 1790 by William Herschel.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 526. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- 1 2 "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 500-549". Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
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