NGC 180 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 37m 57.7s[1] |
Declination | +08° 38′ 07″[1] |
Redshift | 0.017616[1] |
Distance | 213.89 ± 11.41 Mly (65.580 ± 3.498 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.70[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(rs)bc[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.2' × 0.5'[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 380, CGCG 409-050, MCG +01-02-039, 2MASX J00375769+0838068, IRAS 00353+0821, PGC 2268.[1] |
NGC 180 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 29, 1790 by William Herschel.[2]
A peculiar type II supernova was discovered in the galaxy in 2001 and given the designation SN 2001dj.[3]