NGC 191A | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 39m 00.2s [1] |
Declination | −09° 00′ 52″ [1] |
Redshift | 6131 km/s [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 0.020452 [1] |
Distance | 290.82 ± 35.34 Mly (89.167 ± 10.835 Mpc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 pec [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.83′ × 0.43′ [1] |
Other designations | |
IC 1563, MCG -02-02-076, PGC 2332 [2] |
NGC 191A [1] [3] (also PGC 2332, IC 1563, MCG -2-2-76 of ARP 127) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus.
In 2006 a supernova was discovered in this galaxy and was designated SN 2006ej. [4]