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NGC 180

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

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

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References

  1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0180. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  3. ^ Filippenko, A. V.; Chornock, R. (September 2001). Green, D. W. E. (ed.). "Supernova 2001dj in NGC 180". IAU Circular. 7721 (1). Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams: 1. Bibcode:2001IAUC.7721....1F.