NGC 180

NGC 180 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 29, 1790 by William Herschel.^[2]

NGC 180
SDSS image of NGC 180
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	00h 37m 57.7s[1]
Declination	+08° 38′ 07″[1]
Redshift	0.017616[1]
Distance	213.89 ± 11.41 Mly (65.580 ± 3.498 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.70[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)bc[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.2' × 0.5'[1]
Other designations
UGC 380, CGCG 409-050, MCG +01-02-039, 2MASX J00375769+0838068, IRAS 00353+0821, PGC 2268.[1]

A peculiar type II supernova was discovered in the galaxy in 2001 and given the designation SN 2001dj.^[3]

See also

• Spiral galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Pisces (constellation)