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NGC 126
NGC 126 (middle galaxy, also labeled)
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension00h 29m 08.1s [1]
Declination+01° 48′ 40″ [1]
Redshift0.013499 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4047 km/s [2]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.22 [1]
Characteristics
TypeSB0 [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]

References

  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

External links

  • Media related to NGC 126 at Wikimedia Commons