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Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 120
NGC 120legacy surveys DR9 image of NGC 120
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00 27 30.09072
Declination−01° 30′ 48.4591″
Redshift0.0136
Heliocentric radial velocity4057 km/s
Distance168.0 Mly (51.52 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)14.8
Characteristics
TypeSB0:
Other designations
UGC 267, MCG +00-02-033, PGC 1693

NGC 120 is a lenticular galaxy of type SB0? with an apparent magnitude of 13.4 located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on 27 September 1880 by Wilhelm Tempel.

See also

References

  1. ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ "NGC 120". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. Tully, R. Brent; et al. (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
  4. "Results for object NGC 0120 (NGC 120)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  5. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 100 - 149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 120 at Wikimedia Commons
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