NGC 114

NGC 114
Observation data
Right ascension	00^h 26^m 58.2^s
Declination	−01° 47′ 10″
Redshift	0.013873 ^[1]
Helio radial velocity	4159 km/s^[1]
Distance	195 Mly ^[2]
Characteristics
Type	SB0(rs)?
Size	55,000 ly

NGC 114 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus.
It was discovered by American astronomer,Truman Henry Safford, on September 23, 1867.
The galaxy lies approximately 195 Million light-years from earth, and is about 55,000 light-years in diameter, nearly half the size of the Milky Way.

References

1 2 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0114. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
↑ "Celestial Atlas". Cseligman. Retrieved 2015-08-19.

External links

NGC 114 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

Astronomical catalogs

NGC	NGC 109 NGC 110 NGC 111 NGC 112 NGC 113 NGC 114 NGC 115 NGC 116 NGC 117 NGC 118 NGC 119

PGC	PGC 1656 PGC 1657 PGC 1658 PGC 1659 PGC 1660 PGC 1661 PGC 1662 PGC 1663 PGC 1664

UGC	UGC 255 UGC 256 UGC 257 UGC 258 UGC 259 UGC 260 UGC 261 UGC 262 UGC 263

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