NGC142, NGC143, NGC144 Galaxies in Cetus

DATE 8 Sept 2016
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 . ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 2: composite image, 5 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 30
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC142 = 338
NGC143 = 340
NGC144 = 345
ESO 473- G 024 = 11
MAGNITUDE NGC142 = 14.27
NGC143 = 15.21
NGC144 = 13.9
ESO 473- G 024 = 16.1B
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC142 = 00:31:08.10 -22:37:07.0
NGC143 = 00:31:15.60 -22:33:36.0
NGC144 = 00:31:20.70 -22:38:45.0
ESO 473- G 024 = 00:31:22.50 -22:45:57.0
POSITION ANGLE: 240
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC142 = 120 max
NGC143 = 220 max
NGC144 = na
Size (Light Years) NGC142 = 136,999 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
NGC143 = 203,000 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
NGC144 = 112,500 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC142 = barred spiral
NGC143 = barred spiral edge-on
NGC144 = spiral

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142, 143, 144