NGC 26

NGC 26
SDSS image of NGC 26
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPegasus
Right ascension00h 10m 25.8591s
Declination+25° 49′ 54.982″
Redshift0.015321
Heliocentric radial velocity4593 ± 1 km/s
Distance204.5 ± 14.4 Mly (62.71 ± 4.40 Mpc)
Group or clusterNGC 23 Group (LGG 2)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.6
Absolute magnitude (V)-20.23
Characteristics
TypeSA(rs)ab
Apparent size (V)2.25′ × 1.25′
Other designations
IRAS 00078+2533, UGC 94, MCG +04-01-034, PGC 732, CGCG 477-064

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

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.

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.