NGC 181

NGC 181 is a galaxy, likely a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 6, 1883 by Édouard Stephan.[2]

NGC 181
SDSS image of NGC 181
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 00h 38m 23.2s[1]
Declination+29° 28′ 21″[1]
Redshift0.018463[1]
Distance288.49 ± 53.27 Mly (88.450 ± 16.334 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.40[1]
Characteristics
TypeS?[1]
Apparent size (V)0.5' × 0.2'[1]
Other designations
CGCG 500-055, MCG +05-02-032, 2MASX J00382319+2928214, 2MASXi J0038232+292821, IRAS F00356+2911, PGC 2287.[1]

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0181. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  • Media related to NGC 181 at Wikimedia Commons


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