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NGC 172

NGC 172
Object NGC 172 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 172 - galaxy in the constellation Ceti
Type: SBbc - spiral galaxy with bar
The angular dimensions: 2.00'x0.3'
magnitude: V=13.4m; B=14.0m
The surface brightness: 12.9 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 0h37m13.6s; Dec= -22°35'12"
redshift (z): 0.010164
The distance from the Sun to NGC 172: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 42.9 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 172 : PGC 2228, ESO 474-5, MCG -4-2-27, AM 0034-225, IRAS 00348-2251

Nearby objects: NGC 170, NGC 171, NGC 173, NGC 174

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