Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  NGC 157
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NGC-157 - A Distant Intermediate Beauty, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
NGC-157 - A Distant Intermediate Beauty
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NGC-157 - A Distant Intermediate Beauty

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NGC-157 - A Distant Intermediate Beauty

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Located about 76 million light years away, this system is a "Goldilocks" spiral - not the largest, and certainly not the smallest. Residing deep in the body of Cetus the Whale, NGC-157 spans some 90,000 light years.

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NGC-157 - A Distant Intermediate Beauty, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton