NGC 132 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 30m 10.7123s[1] |
Declination | +02° 05′ 36.497″[1] |
Redshift | 0.017892[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5364 ± 4 km/s[1] |
Distance | 241.3 ± 16.9 Mly (73.97 ± 5.19 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.45[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(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]