NGC 116

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NGC 116
NGC116 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 116
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 27m 05.221s [1]
Declination −07° 40 05.91 [1]
Other designations
PGC 1671 [2]

NGC 116 is a possibly lost or "non-existent" object in the constellation Cetus. [3] This object is up for debate and has been considered to possibly be PGC 1671. The NED entry for this object contains the note NGC identification is very uncertain. [4]

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