NGC 132 | |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Constellation Name: | Cetus |
Z: | 0.017895 |
H Radial V: | [1] |
Type: | SAB(s)bc[2] |
Appmag V: | 13.45 |
Names: | PGC 1844, UGC 301. |
NGC 132 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel. The type Ic supernova SN 2004fe was discovered in this galaxy on October 30, 2004.[3]
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.