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NGC 157
Cetus
Penryn, California
September 2009
FS-128 (ag, ST-4)
ST-2000XM  LRGB 10 minute subs
 

NGC 157 is classified as SB-bc.  Surface brightness is approximately mag 12.9.  Distance is 75 Mly.
Studies indicate disruption by a satellite galaxy with a high mass to light ratio (Davis et.al., 2005).