NGC 45

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NGC 45 is a faint, low-surface-brightness spiral galaxy located relatively nearby in the constellation Cetus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extragalactic object
low-surface-brightness galaxy
spiral galaxy
absoluteMagnitudeV about −18
angularSize 8.5′ × 5.2′
apparentMagnitudeV 10.4
belongsTo nearby galaxy population
bestSeenFrom southern hemisphere
bestViewingSeason northern autumn
catalog New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
constellation Cetus NERFINISHED
declination −23° 10′ 55″
discoverer John Herschel NERFINISHED
discoveryDate 1835
distanceFromEarth 6.5 Mpc
approximately 21 million light-years
dustContent modest
environment relatively isolated galaxy
epoch J2000
galaxyType unbarred spiral galaxy
gasContent rich in neutral hydrogen
groupMembership outlying member of Sculptor Group
hasNucleus weak or ill-defined nucleus
hasStellarPopulation dominantly young stars in spiral arms
older stars in disk
hasStructure diffuse disk
patchy spiral arms
inclination low inclination to line of sight
locatedIn Sculptor Group region NERFINISHED
local volume
mass lower mass than Milky Way
metallicity sub-solar
morphologicalType SA(s)dm
observedBy Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED
observedIn optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
orientation nearly face-on
otherDesignation ESO 473- G 022 NERFINISHED
PGC 930 NERFINISHED
radialVelocity 448 km/s
redshift 0.001494
rightAscension 00h 14m 03s
rotationCurve indicates presence of dark matter
starFormationRate relatively low
supermassiveBlackHoleEvidence no strong evidence for luminous AGN
surfaceBrightness low
visibility faint but observable with medium amateur telescopes

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Cetus containsGalaxy NGC 45