NGC 26
| NGC 26 | |
|---|---|
 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]
NGC 23 group
[edit]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]
Gallery
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GALEX (ultraviolet) image of NGC 26.
The galaxy NGC 26 imaged by 2MASS.
References
[edit]- 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.
- 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". cseligman.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ↑ 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.
External links
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Media related to NGC 26 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 26 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
