NGC 142
NGC 142 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 142:
| NGC: | NGC 142 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:31:08.08 |
| Declination: | -22:37:07.20 |
| Major axis: | 0.97 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.39 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 104° |
| Radial velocity: | 7929 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.026809 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS