NGC 119
| Galaxy NGC 119 |
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![NGC 119 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_0119_DSS.jpg)
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| NGC 119 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 26 m 57.6 s |
| declination | -56 ° 58 ′ 41 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (l) 0 ^ - |
| Brightness (visual) | +13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | +14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.024784 ± 0.000133 |
| Radial velocity | 7430 ± 40 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(328 ± 23) x 10 6 ly (100.5 ± 7.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 28, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 119 • PGC 1659 • ESO 150-008 • 2MASX J00265761-5658408 • SGC 002435-5715.3 • GC 57 • h 2324 • GALEX ASC J002657.58-565842.4 • LDCE 28 NED001 • 2MIG 53 | |
NGC 119 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / P in the constellation Phoenix in the southern sky . It is an estimated 328 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on October 28, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .