NGC 172

NGC 172
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 37m 13.6s[1]
Declination −22° 35′ 13″[1]
Redshift 0.010164[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.09[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
Apparent size (V) 2.0' × 0.3'[1]
Other designations
ESO 474- G 005, MCG -04-02-027, 2MASX J00371359-2235132, 2MASXi J0037135-223513, IRAS 00348-2251, IRAS F00347-2012, ESO-LV 4740050, 6dF J0037136-223513, PGC 2228.[1]

NGC 172 is a spiral galaxy located around 3.1 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0172. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
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