NGC 115

Last updated
NGC 115
NGC 115 ESO.jpg
ESO KIDS image of NGC 115
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Sculptor
Right ascension 00h 26m 46.278s [1]
Declination −33° 40′ 37.56″ [1]
Redshift 0.006118 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 1828 km/s [2]
Distance 85  Mly (26  Mpc) [3]
Characteristics
Type SB(s)bc: [4]
Size50  kly (15  kpc) [3]
Other designations
MCG -06-02-006, PGC 1651 [2]

NGC 115 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Sculptor. It was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel on September 25, 1834. [3] The galaxy is approximately 85 million light-years from the Sun, and is about 50,000 light-years in diameter, [3] nearly half the size of our home galaxy, the Milky Way.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 3632</span> Galaxy in the constellation Leo

NGC 3632 and NGC 3626 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy and Caldwell object in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel, on 14 March 1784. It shines at magnitude +10.6/+10.9. Its celestial coordinates are RA 11h 20.1m, dec +18° 21′. It is located near the naked-eye-class A4 star Zosma, as well as galaxies NGC 3608, NGC 3607, NGC 3659, NGC 3686, NGC 3684, NGC 3691, NGC 3681, and NGC 3655. Its dimensions are 2′.7 × 1′.9. The galaxy belongs to the NGC 3607 group some 70 million light-years distant, itself one of the many Leo II groups.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 31</span> Galaxy located in the constellation Phoenix

NGC 31 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on October 28, 1834 by the astronomer John Herschel. Its morphological type is SB(rs)cd, meaning that it is a late-type barred spiral galaxy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4780</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4780 is an intermediate spiral galaxy within the constellation Virgo. It is located about 166 million light-years away from the Sun. It was discovered in 1880 by the astronomer Wilhelm Tempel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 1728</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus

NGC 1728 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is listed in the New General Catalogue. It was discovered on November 10, 1885 by the astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 467</span> Galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 467 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on 8 October 1785 by William Herschel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 74</span> Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

NGC 74 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered on 7 October 1855 by Irish astronomer William Parsons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 75</span> Galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 75 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 260 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift from the USA in 1886 and its magnitude is 13.2.

NGC 7759 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aquarius. It is located about 340 million light-years away from the Sun. It was discovered independently by American astronomers Lewis A. Swift and Francis Preserved Leavenworth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 178</span> Magellanic spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus

NGC 178 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. The compiler of the New General Catalogue, John Louis Emil Dreyer noted that NGC 178 was "faint, small, much extended 0°, brighter middle". It was discovered on November 3, 1885, by Ormond Stone.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 125</span> Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 125 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It is designated as subclass Sa Ring in the galaxy morphological classification scheme. It lies approximately 235 million light-years away.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 5470</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 5470 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located between 43 and 68 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in 1830. It is a member of the Virgo III Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 5559</span> Galaxy in the constellation Boötes

NGC 5559 is a barred spiral galaxy, located 240 million light-years away in the constellation of Boötes. It was discovered on April 10, 1785, by the astronomer William Herschel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 479</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 479 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on October 27, 1864. It is about 240 million light-years away from Earth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 1326</span> Galaxy in the constellation Fornax

NGC 1326 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Fornax, 63 million light-years away. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on 29 November 1837. It is a member of the Fornax Cluster, an NGC 1316 subgroup and has a diameter of 70 000 light-years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 7812</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor

NGC 7812 as is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. The galaxy was discovered on 25 September 1865 by Sir John Hershel. At its widest, it measures approximately 100-thousand light years across, and is 315 million light years away from Earth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 950</span> Galaxy in the constellation Cetus

NGC 950 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is approximately 205 million light-years away from the Solar System and has a diameter of about 85,000 light-years. The object was discovered in 1886 by American astronomer and mathematician Ormond Stone.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 990</span> Galaxy located in the constellation Aries

NGC 990 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Aries about 153 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German - British astronomer William Herschel in 1786.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 5619</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 5619 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was found on April 10, 1828, by the British astronomer John Herschel. It is located about 390 million light-years away from the Sun.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 532</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 532 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy is approximately 100 million light-years away from the Earth, and was discovered on September 21, 1786, by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 3902</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo

NGC 3902 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo. It was discovered on April 6, 1785, by William Herschel and observed on February 19, 1827, by John Herschel. It is estimated to be 180 to 185 million light-years away, and its redshift-independent distance estimates to about 185 to 240 million light-years. It is around 75,000 light-years in diameter.

References

  1. 1 2 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 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi: 10.1086/498708 . ISSN   0004-6256. S2CID   18913331.
  2. 1 2 3 "NGC 115". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 100 - 149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  4. ↑ "Results for object NGC 0115 (NGC 115)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-10.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.