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NGC 130

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NGC 130
NGC 130 is the left galaxy next to parent galaxy NGC 128 and smaller galaxy NGC 127 (right)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 29m 18.5s[1]
Declination+02° 52′ 14″[1]
Redshift0.014787[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4433 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)15[1]
Characteristics
TypeE/SAo[1]
Other designations
PGC 1794

NGC 130, an elliptical galaxy, 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.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e NED Results for NGC 0130
  2. ^ "NED Results for NGC 0130". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  3. ^ New General Catalogue: NGC 100-149 - NGC 130
  • Media related to NGC 130 at Wikimedia Commons
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