NGC 150

NGC 150 (also known as PGC 2052) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is about 70 million light years away from the Solar System, and it has a diameter of about 55,000 light years.^[4] It was discovered on 20 November 1886, by Lewis A. Swift.^[5] The Type II supernova SN 1990K was detected in NGC 150, and was reported to be similar to SN 1987A.^[6]

NGC 150
NGC 150 with DECam
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	00h 34m 15.481s[1]
Declination	−27° 48′ 13.17″[1]
Redshift	0.005284[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1584[2]
Distance	68.52 ± 11.07 Mly (21.008 ± 3.395 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.13[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.04[3]
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)b:[2]
Size	37,400 ly (11,470 pc)[2]
Apparent size (V)	3.9′ × 1.9′[2]
Other designations
UGCA 7, MGC-05-02-018, PGC 2052[3]