NGC 124
| Galaxy NGC 124 |
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![NGC 124 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC124_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 124 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 27 m 52.36 s |
| declination | -01 ° 48 ′ 36.7 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) c |
| Brightness (visual) | +13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | +13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 168 ° |
| Surface brightness | +13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | +0.013543 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | +4060 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(185 ± 13) x 10 6 ly (56.8 ± 4.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Truman Safford |
| Discovery date | September 23, 1867 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 124 • UGC 271 • PGC 1715 • CGCG 383-018 • MCG + 00-02-038 • IRAS 00253-0205 • 2MASX J00275236-0148364 • GALEX ASC J002752.33-014837.7 • LDCE 19 NED004 • HIPASS J0027-01b | |
NGC 124 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 185 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 113 , NGC 114 , NGC 118 , NGC 120 .
The type IIP supernova SN 2004dd was observed here.
The object was discovered on September 23, 1867 by the American astronomer Truman Henry Safford .
Web links
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