NGC 132
| NGC132 | |
|---|---|
 SDSSimage of NGC 132 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h30m10.7s[1] |
| Declination | +02° 05′ 36″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017895[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5365 ± 1km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | 13.45[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)bc[2] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC1844,UGC301.[2] | |
NGC 132is aspiral galaxyin theconstellationCetus.It was discovered byWilliam Herschel.[2]Thetype Ic supernovaSN 2004fewas discovered in this galaxy on October 30, 2004.[3]
Appearance
[edit]Herschel described the spiral galaxy as, "pretty faint, considerably large, round, very gradually little brighter middle, mottled but not resolved." On October 12, 1827, John Herschel observed it again.
References
[edit]- ^abcde"NED Results for the object NGC 0132".NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.Retrieved21 March2016.
- ^abc"New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 100-149 - NGC 132".Seligman, Courtney.Retrieved21 March2016.
- ^Pugh, H.; et al. (November 2004). Green, D. W. E. (ed.). "Supernovae 2004fe, 2004ff, 2004fg".IAU Circular.8425(1): 1.Bibcode:2004IAUC.8425....1P.
External links
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