NGC 128

NGC 128
NGC 128 with smaller galaxies NGC 130 (left) and NGC 127 (right)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 29m 15.047s[1]
Declination+02° 51′ 50.60″[1]
Redshift0.01466[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4363 km/s[1]
Distance190 Mly (58 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.63[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.65[3]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Other designations
UGC 292, MCG +00-02-051, PGC 1791[1]

NGC 128 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is approximately 190 million light-years from the Sun and has a diameter of about 165,000 light-years.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "NGC 128". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  2. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 100 - 149". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Search specification: NGC 128". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-12.

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