NGC 101

NGC 101
ESO KIDS image of NGC 101
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	00^h 23^m 54.614^s
Declination	−32° 32′ 10.34″[1]
Redshift	0.011284[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	3383[1]
Distance	149.8 Mly (45.92 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.84[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.36[3]
Characteristics
Type	SAB(rs)cd:[1]
Size	119,200 ly (36,560 pc)[1][note 1]
Apparent size (V)	2.2′ × 2.0′[1]
Other designations
MGC-05-02-003, PGC 1518[3]

NGC 101 is a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 150 million light-years away in the constellation of Sculptor. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1834 and its magnitude is 12.8.^[4] It is a member of the Southern Supercluster (also called the Laniakea Supercluster) the closest galaxy supercluster to the Local Supercluster.^[5]

Notes

1. 2MASS K_s bands used.

NGC 101 (2MASS)

References

1. "NED results for object NGC 0101". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. Iglesias-Páramo, J.; et al. (2006). "Star Formation in the Nearby Universe: The Ultraviolet and Infrared Points of View". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 164 (1): 38–51. arXiv:astro-ph/0601235. Bibcode:2006ApJS..164...38I. doi:10.1086/502628. S2CID 17135800.
3. "NGC 101". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
4. "NGC Objects: NGC 100 - 149".
5. Shyamal (October 1989). "The Southern Supercluster". Astronomical Journal. 98: 1175–1187. Bibcode:1989AJ.....98.1175M. doi:10.1086/115205. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

External links

• Media related to NGC 101 at Wikimedia Commons