NGC 201

NGC 201
NGC 201
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 201
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 39m 34.820s[1]
Declination00° 51′ 35.60″[1]
Redshift0.014728 +/- 0.000062 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4415 +/- 19 km/s [1]
Galactocentric velocity4505 +/- 19 km/s [1]
Distance61.7 ± 4.3 kpc (201 ± 14 kly)h−1
0.73
[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.8 [1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)c [2]
Apparent size (V)1.8' x 1.5' [2]
Other designations
PGC 2388, UGC 419, MCG +00-02-115, HCG 007C

NGC 201 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. It is one of the group members of HCG 7, with the other group members NGC 192, NGC 196, and NGC 197. It was discovered on December 28, 1790 by William Herschel.[2]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 201: SN 2019yc (type IIb, mag. 16.7).[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 201. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  2. ^ a b c "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 200-249". Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  3. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2019yc. Retrieved 24 March 2023.