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NGC 148 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Right ascension | 00h 34m 15.5s [1] |
Declination | −31° 47′ 10″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.005057 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1516 km/s [1] |
Distance | 85.56 M ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.28 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.463' x 0.556' [2] |
Other designations | |
PGC 2035, MCG-05-02-017 [2] |
NGC 148 (also known as PGC 2035) is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor. It is about 40,000 light years across. [3] It is in a group of three galaxies along with MCG-5-2-16 and IC 1555. [4] It is a Shapley-Ames galaxy. [5]