NGC 157

NGC 157 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. The compiler of the New General Catalogue, John Louis Emil Dreyer noted that NGC 157 was "pretty bright, large, extended, between 2 considerably bright stars". It was discovered on December 13, 1783 by William Herschel.[3]

NGC 157 from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter using the 0.8m Schulman Telescope
NGC 157
VLT image of NGC 157
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 34m 46.751s[1]
Declination−08° 23′ 47.36″[1]
Redshift0.0055[2]
Helio radial velocity1658.1 km/s[2]
Distance (comoving)23.4 mpc[2]
Distance76.3 mly
Apparent magnitude (V)10.4[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)11.0[2]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)bc[2]
Size90 kly[3]
Apparent size (V)4.2′ × 2.7′[3]
Other designations
MCG-02-02-056, PGC 2081, 2MASSX J00344675-0823473

References
  1. 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: 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256.
  2. "NGC 157". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  3. ">New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  • Media related to NGC 157 at Wikimedia Commons


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