NGC 150

NGC 150
NGC 150 imaged by DECam
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSculptor
Right ascension00h 34m 17.0652s[1]
Declination−27° 48′ 21.961″[1]
Redshift0.005294[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1587 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance62.92 ± 2.34 Mly (19.291 ± 0.717 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)11.13[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.04[2]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)b?[1]
Size94,300 ly (28.90 kpc)[1]
Apparent size (V)3.9′ × 1.9′[1]
Other designations
ESO 410- G 019, IRAS 00317-2804, UGCA 7, MCG -05-02-018, PGC 2052[1]

NGC 150 (also known as PGC 2052) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is about 63 million light years away from the Solar System, and it has a diameter of about 94,000 light years.[3] It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on 20 November 1886.[4]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 150:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Results for object NGC 0150". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 "NGC 150". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". NED results for object NGC 0150. NASA.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 – 199". seligman.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Evans, R.; Cooper, K.; Sadler, E. (1990). "Supernova 1990K in NGC 150". International Astronomical Union Circular (5022): 1. Bibcode:1990IAUC.5022....1E.
  6. ↑ "SN 1990K". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Cappellaro, E.; Danziger, I. J.; della Valle, M.; Gouiffes, C.; Turatto, M. (1995). "The bright linear type II SN 1990K". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 293: 723–732. Bibcode:1995A&A...293..723C.
  8. ↑ "SN 2025mb". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
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