NGC 144
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 144 is a spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Cetus (the Whale). It was discovered in 1886 by American astronomer Frank Muller. This galaxy has an apparent visual magnitude of 13.7 and spans an angular size of 0.78′ × 0.73′. It is located at a distance of 357.4 million light-years (109.59 Mpc) from the Milky Way and is receding with a line of sight velocity component of 8,157 km/s.
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- NGC 142 NGC 143 NGC 144 DECam.jpg by Meli thev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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