NGC 132

NGC 132
NGC 132 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 30m 10.7123s[1]
Declination+02° 05′ 36.497″[1]
Redshift0.017892[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5364 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance241.3 ± 16.9 Mly (73.97 ± 5.19 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.45[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(s)bc[2]
Size~139,000 ly (42.61 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.95′ × 1.3′[2]
Other designations
IRAS 00276+0149, UGC 301, MCG +00-02-063, PGC 1844, CGCG 383-032[1]

NGC 132 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5015 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 241.3 ± 16.9 Mly (73.97 ± 5.19 Mpc).[1] In addition, three non redshift measurements give a distance of 250.81 ± 2.14 Mly (76.900 ± 0.656 Mpc).[3] It was discovered on 25 December 1790 by German-British astronomer William Herschel.[2]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 132: SN 2004fe (type Ic, mag. 18.1) was discovered on October 30, 2004.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NED Results for the object NGC 0132". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 100-149 - NGC 132". Seligman, Courtney. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 132". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  4. ^ Pugh, H.; et al. (November 2004). Green, D. W. E. (ed.). "Supernovae 2004fe, 2004ff, 2004fg". IAU Circular. 8425 (1): 1. Bibcode:2004IAUC.8425....1P.
  5. ^ "SN 2004fe". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 20 September 2024.