| NGC 132 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 132 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 30m 10.7123s[1] |
| Declination | +02° 05′ 36.497″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017892[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5364 ± 4km/s[1] |
| Distance | 241.3 ± 16.9 Mly (73.97 ± 5.19 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.45[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)bc[2] |
| Size | ~139,000 ly (42.61 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.95′ × 1.3′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 00276+0149,UGC 301,MCG +00-02-063,PGC 1844,CGCG 383-032[1] | |
NGC 132 is aspiral galaxy in theconstellationCetus. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 5015 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 241.3 ± 16.9 Mly (73.97 ± 5.19 Mpc).[1] In addition, threenon redshift measurements give a distance of 250.81 ± 2.14 Mly (76.900 ± 0.656 Mpc).[3] It was discovered on 25 December 1790 byGerman-British astronomerWilliam Herschel.[2]
Twosupernovae have been observed in NGC 132:SN 2004fe (type Ic, mag. 18.1) was discovered on 30 October 2004,[4][5] andSN 2024vku (type IIn, mag. 20.14) was discovered on 12 September 2024.[6]
William Herschel described the spiral galaxy as, "pretty faint, considerably large, round, very gradually little brighter middle, mottled but not resolved." On October 12, 1827,John Herschel observed it again.[2]
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