NGC 191A

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NGC 191A
SDSS image of NGC 191A (below) and NGC 191 (above)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 39m 00.2s[1]
Declination−09° 00′ 52″[1]
Redshift6131 km/s[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity0.020452[1]
Distance290.82 ± 35.34 Mly (89.167 ± 10.835 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)15[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0 pec[1]
Apparent size (V)0.83′ × 0.43′[1]
Other designations
IC 1563, MCG -02-02-076, PGC 2332[2]

NGC 191A[1][3] (also PGC 2332, IC 1563, MCG -2-2-76 of ARP 127) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus.

In 2006 a supernova was discovered in this galaxy and was designated SN 2006ej.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NED results for object NGC 0191A". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "NGC 191A". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 191". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  4. ^ Mostardi, R.; et al. (August 2006). Green, D. W. E. (ed.). "Supernova 2006ej in NGC 191A". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 603 (1): 1. Bibcode:2006CBET..603....1M.