NGC 177 (original) (raw)

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Galaxy in the constellation Cetus

NGC 177
NGC 177 as seen in the Pan-STARRS 1 Sky Survey.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 37m 34.3s[1]
Declination	−22° 32′ 57″[1]
Redshift	0.012792[1]
Distance	197.73 ± 10.57 Mly (60.625 ± 3.240 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.10[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA(r)ab[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.2' × 0.5'[1]
Other designations
ESO 474- G 006, MCG -04-02-028, 2MASX J00373433-2232573, 2MASXi J0037343-223257, ESO-LV 4740060, PGC 2241.[1]

NGC 177 is an unbarred spiral galaxy with a distinct ring structure, located around 200 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller.[2]

^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0177. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. Retrieved September 3, 2016.