NGC 177
NGC 0177
NGC 177 as seen in the Pan-STARRS 1 Sky Survey.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 37m 34.3s[1]
Declination−22° 32′ 57″[1]
Redshift0.012792[1]
Distance197.73 ± 10.57 Mly (60.625 ± 3.240 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.10[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(r)ab[1]
Apparent size (V)2.2' × 0.5'[1]
Other designations
ESO 474- G 006, MCG -04-02-028, 2MASX J00373433-2232573, 2MASXi J0037343-223257, ESO-LV 4740060, PGC 2241.[1] New designation. Mum"s Window from Heaven (Lesley Harcourt)

NGC 177 is an unbarred spiral galaxy with a distinct ring structure, located around 200 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0177. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  • Media related to NGC 177 at Wikimedia Commons


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