NGC 197

NGC 197
NGC 197 is the galaxy near the top center
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 39m 18.8s
Declination+00° 53′ 31″
Redshift0.013746
Apparent magnitude (V)15.4g
Characteristics
TypeSB0
Apparent size (V)0.95' × 0.76'
Other designations
UGC 406, MCG +00-02-110, 2MASX J00391879+0053308, PGC 2365.

NGC 197 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 16, 1863 by Albert Marth. It is one of the group members of HCG 7, with the other group members NGC 192, NGC 196, and NGC 201.

NGC 197 is possible to be part of a galaxy group known as LGG 10, together with 5 core members: NGC 173, NGC 196, NGC 201, NGC 237 and NGC 192.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0197. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ Hickson, Paul (1993). "Atlas of Compact Groups of Galaxies". Astrophysical Letters and Communications. 29: 1. Bibcode:1993ApL&C..29....1H.
  4. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.