NGC 26

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NGC 26
NGC26 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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]
Helio 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]

NGC 26 is a spiral galaxy in the Pegasus constellation. It was discovered on 14 September 1865 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Results for object NGC 0026 (NGC 26)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 10 February 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". cseligman.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)