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NGC 114

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Right ascension
  
00 26 58.2

Redshift
  
0.013873

Distance
  
195 Mly

Constellation
  
Cetus

Declination
  
−01° 47′ 10″

Helio radial velocity
  
4159 km/s

Type
  
SB0(rs)?

Similar
  
NGC 73, NGC 54, NGC 77, NGC 151, NGC 59

NGC 114 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus.
It was discovered by American astronomer,Truman Henry Safford, on September 23, 1867.
The galaxy lies approximately 195 Million light-years from earth, and is about 55,000 light-years in diameter, nearly half the size of the Milky Way.

References

NGC 114 Wikipedia


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