NGC 26
NGC 26 is a spiral galaxy in the Pegasus constellation. It was discovered on 14 September 1865 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.[2]
| NGC 26 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 26 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 00h 10m 25.87s[1] |
| Declination | +25° 49′ 54.6″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01532[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4592 ± 2 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 204.5 ± 14.4 Mly (62.71 ± 4.40 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.6[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -20.23 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(rs)ab[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.25× × 1.25×[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 94, MCG +04-01-034, PGC 732[1] | |
References
- "Results for object NGC 0026 (NGC 26)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". cseligman.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
External links
Media related to NGC 26 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 26 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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