NGC 132 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5015 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 241.3 ± 16.9 Mly (73.97 ± 5.19 Mpc).[1] In addition, three non redshift measurements give a distance of 250.81 ± 2.14 Mly (76.900 ± 0.656 Mpc).[3] It was discovered on 25 December 1790 by German-British astronomer William Herschel.[2]
| NGC 132 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 132 imaged by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 30m 10.7123s[1] |
| Declination | +02° 05′ 36.497″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017892[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5364 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 241.3 ± 16.9 Mly (73.97 ± 5.19 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.45[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)bc[2] |
| Size | ~139,000 ly (42.61 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.95′ × 1.3′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 00276+0149, UGC 301, MCG +00-02-063, PGC 1844, CGCG 383-032[1] | |
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 132: SN 2004fe (type Ic, mag. 18.1) was discovered on 30 October 2004,[4][5] and SN 2024vku (type IIn, mag. 20.14) was discovered on 12 September 2024.[6]
Appearance
editWilliam Herschel described the spiral galaxy as, "pretty faint, considerably large, round, very gradually little brighter middle, mottled but not resolved." On October 12, 1827, John Herschel observed it again.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "NED Results for the object NGC 0132". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 100-149 - NGC 132". Seligman, Courtney. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Distance Results for NGC 132". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Pugh, H.; et al. (November 2004). Green, D. W. E. (ed.). "Supernovae 2004fe, 2004ff, 2004fg". IAU Circular. 8425 (1): 1. Bibcode:2004IAUC.8425....1P.
- ^ "SN 2004fe". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "SN 2024vku". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
External links
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Media related to NGC 132 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 132 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
