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 25.8591s [1]
Declination +25° 49′ 54.982″ [1]
Redshift 0.015321 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 4593 ± 1 km/s [1]
Distance 204.5 ± 14.4  Mly (62.71 ± 4.40  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster NGC 23 Group (LGG 2)
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
IRAS 00078+2533, UGC 94, MCG +04-01-034, PGC 732, CGCG 477-064 [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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NGC 23 group

NGC 26 is part of the NGC 23 group (also known as LGG 2) that includes at least 6 other galaxies: NGC 1, NGC 23, UGC 69, UGC 79, UGC 110, and UGC 127. [3]

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.
  2. 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". cseligman.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
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