| NGC 180 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 180 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 37m 57.7s[1] |
| Declination | +08° 38′ 07″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017616[1] |
| Distance | 213.89 ± 11.41 Mly (65.580 ± 3.498 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.70[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)bc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.2' × 0.5'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 380,CGCG 409-050,MCG +01-02-039,2MASX J00375769+0838068,IRAS 00353+0821,PGC 2268.[1] | |
NGC 180 is abarred spiral galaxy located in theconstellationPisces. It was discovered on December 29, 1790 byWilliam Herschel.[2]
A peculiartype II supernova was discovered in the galaxy in 2001 and given the designationSN 2001dj.[3]
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