NGC 144

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{{Short description|Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 144

| image = File:NGC 142 NGC 143 NGC 144 DECam.jpg

| caption = DECam photograph of NGC 142, 143 and 144. NGC 144 is the galaxy at the bottom.

| epoch = J2000.0{{cite web|title=NED results for object NGC 0144|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+144&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|website=ipac.caltech.edu|publisher=NASA|access-date=20 July 2016}}

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| constellation name = Cetus

| ra = {{RA|00|31|20.7}}

| dec = {{DEC|−22|38|45}}

| z = 0.027209

| h_radial_v = 8157 ± 39 km/s

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| type = Sc: pec

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| names = ESO 473-G 023, {{odlist|MCG=-04-02-016|PGC=1917}}

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NGC 144 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus (the Whale).

The galaxy was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller.