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NGC 142
NGC 142
	DECam photograph of NGC 142, 143 and 144. NGC 142 is the galaxy at the middle right.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 31m 08.1s
Declination	−22° 37′ 07″
Redshift	0.026735
Heliocentric radial velocity	8015 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.27
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)b
Notable features	"Extremely faint, small, a little extended, 1st of 3 [the other two being NGC 143 and NGC 144]"
Other designations
	PGC 1901, PGC 811378, PGC 811410

NGC 142 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by Frank Muller in 1886.^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 100-149-NGC 142". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "NED results for the object NGC 0142". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 29 June 2016.