NGC 101 explained

NGC 101
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Sculptor
Dec:	^[1]
Z:	0.011284
H Radial V:	3383
Dist Ly:	^[2]
Type:	SAB(rs)cd:
Size:	^[3]
Appmag V:	12.84
Appmag B:	13.36^[4]
Size V:	2.2 × 2.0
Names:	MGC-05-02-003, PGC 1518

NGC 101 is a spiral galaxy estimated to be about 150 million light-years away in the constellation of Sculptor. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1834 and its magnitude is 12.8.^[5] It is a member of the Southern Supercluster (also called the Laniakea Supercluster) the closest galaxy supercluster to the Local Supercluster.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NED results for object NGC 0101. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. 11 March 2017.
2. Star Formation in the Nearby Universe: The Ultraviolet and Infrared Points of View. Iglesias-Páramo, J.. etal. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 164. 1. 38–51. 2006. 2006ApJS..164...38I. 10.1086/502628. astro-ph/0601235. 17135800.
3. [2MASS]
4. NGC 101. 11 March 2017.
5. Web site: NGC Objects: NGC 100 - 149.
6. Shyamal . The Southern Supercluster . Astronomical Journal . October 1989 . 98 . 1175–1187 . 10.1086/115205 . 1989AJ.....98.1175M . 19 November 2020. free .