Right ascension 00 34 02.8 Redshift 0.012499 Distance 165 Mly Constellation Cetus | Declination −09° 42′ 18″ Helio radial velocity 3745 km/s Apparent magnitude (V) 11.6 mag | |
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Similar NGC 73, NGC 54, NGC 145, NGC 77, NGC 59 | ||
NGC 151 is a mid-sized spiral galaxy located in the Cetus constellation.
The galaxy was discovered by English astronomer William Herschel on November 28, 1785.
The galaxy, viewed from almost face on, appears to be in the midst of a merger with its smaller companion galaxy, NGC 153. The galaxy has several bright, blue, dusty spiral arms filled with active star formation. One noticeable feature of the galaxy is a large gap between arms, possibly caused by the gravitational pull of its smaller companion.
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