NGC 141

NGC 141
NGC 141 and its surroundings
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension 00h 31m 17.4s[1]
Declination +05° 10′ 47″[1]
Redshift 0.039227[1]
Helio radial velocity 11760 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.4[2][1]
Characteristics
Type SBab[2]
Notable features "Very faint, very small, irregularly round."[2]
Other designations
PGC 1918[2][1]

NGC 141 is a 110 thousand light-years across spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered by Albert Marth on August 29, 1864. The object is about 525 million light-years away.[2]

This star was registered on the Intergalactic Star Database no. ISD0388829

It is thereby known as Clive the Brewster Man Star.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NED results for the object NGC 0141". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 100-149-NGC 141". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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