NGC 130

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NGC 130
NGC 128 Mount Lemmon Sky Center.jpg
NGC 130 is the left galaxy next to parent galaxy NGC 128 and smaller galaxy NGC 127 (right)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 00h 29m 18.5s [1]
Declination +02° 52 14 [1]
Redshift 0.014787 [1]
Helio radial velocity 4433 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)15 [1]
Characteristics
Type SA0 [1]
Other designations
PGC 1794

NGC 130 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy. It was discovered on November 4, 1850 by Bindon Stoney, the very same day he discovered NGC 126 and NGC 127. This galaxy belongs in the NGC 128 group of galaxies. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NED Results for NGC 0130". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  2. New General Catalogue: NGC 100-149 - NGC 130