NGC 126 (original) (raw)

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Galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 126
NGC 126 (middle galaxy, also labeled)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 00h 29m 08.1s[1]
Declination +01° 48′ 40″[1]
Redshift 0.013499[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 4047 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.22[1]
Characteristics
Type SB0[1]
Other designations
PGC 1784

NGC 126 is a lenticular galaxy that was discovered on November 4, 1850, by Bindon Stoney, the very same day he discovered NGC 127 and NGC 130.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e Distance Results for NGC 0126
  2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 0126". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  3. ^ New General Catalogue: NGC 100-149 - NGC 126