NGC 174 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Right ascension | 00h 36m 58.9s[1] |
Declination | −29° 28′ 40″[1] |
Redshift | 0.011905[1] |
Distance | 159 Mly[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.62[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0/a?(rs)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.4' × 0.6'[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 411- G 001, ESO-LV 4110010, 6dF J0036589-292840, IRAS 00345-2945, IRAS F00345-2945, 2MASX J00365892-2928403, 2MASXi J0036589-292840, MCG -05-02-028, PGC 2206[1] |
NGC 174 is a barred spiral or lenticular galaxy around 159 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on 27 September 1834 by astronomer John Herschel.[3]