NGC 191 explained

NGC 191
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Cetus
Z:0.020267
Type:SAB(rs)c
Appmag V:12.5
Size V:1.5' × 1.2'
Notes:Interacting with IC 1563
Names:Arp 127, MCG-02-02-077, 2MASX J00385944-0900099, PGC 2331.

NGC 191 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 28, 1785, by William Herschel.[2]

NGC 191 is currently interacting with IC 1563. For that reason it was included in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, under the section "Elliptical galaxies close to and perturbing spiral galaxies."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0191 . 2016-09-02.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199. Cseligman. September 5, 2016.