NGC 106 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 24m 43.753s[1] |
Declination | −05° 08′ 55.71″[1] |
Redshift | 0.020211[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6059[2] |
Distance | 199 Mly (61.1 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.46[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sa: pec[2] |
Size | 64,800 ly (19,880 pc)[2][note 1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3′ × 0.6′[2] |
Other designations | |
PGC 1551, 2MASX J00244375-0508557[3] |
NGC 106 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 270 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886 and its apparent magnitude is 14.5.[4]
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