NGC 142

NGC 142
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	00h 31m 08.1s [1]
Declination	−22° 37′ 07″ [1]
Redshift	0.026735[1]
Helio radial velocity	8015 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.27 [2][1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)b[2]
Notable features	"Extremely faint, small, a little extended, 1st of 3 [the other two being NGC 143 and NGC 144]" [2]
Other designations
	PGC 1901, PGC 811378, PGC 811410 [2]

NGC 142 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by Frank Muller in 1886.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "NED results for the object NGC 0142". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 100-149-NGC 142". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

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Astronomical catalogs
NGC	NGC 137 NGC 138 NGC 139 NGC 140 NGC 141 NGC 142 NGC 143 NGC 144 NGC 145 NGC 146 NGC 147
PGC	PGC 1897 PGC 1898 PGC 1899 PGC 1900 PGC 1901 PGC 1902 PGC 1903 PGC 1904 PGC 1905

NGC 142
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	00^h 31^m 08.1^s ^[1]
Declination	−22° 37′ 07″ ^[1]
Redshift	0.026735^[1]
Helio radial velocity	8015 km/s^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.27 ^[2]^[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)b^[2]
Notable features	"Extremely faint, small, a little extended, 1st of 3 [the other two being NGC 143 and NGC 144]" ^[2]
Other designations
PGC 1901, PGC 811378, PGC 811410 ^[2]