NGC 197
| NGC 197 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 197 is the galaxy near the top center | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 39m 18.8s[1] |
| Declination | +00° 53′ 31″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013746[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.4g[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.95' × 0.76'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 406, MCG +00-02-110, 2MASX J00391879+0053308, PGC 2365.[1] | |
NGC 197 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 16, 1863 by Albert Marth.[2] It is one of the group members of HCG 7, with the other group members NGC 192, NGC 196, and NGC 201.[3]
NGC 197 is possible to be part of a galaxy group known as LGG 10, together with 5 core members: NGC 173, NGC 196, NGC 201, NGC 237 and NGC 192.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0197. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Hickson, Paul (1993). "Atlas of Compact Groups of Galaxies". Astrophysical Letters and Communications. 29: 1. Bibcode:1993ApL&C..29....1H.
- ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
External links
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Media related to NGC 197 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 197 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
