NGC 135

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Galaxy
NGC 135 / IC 26
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NGC 0135 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation whale
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 00 h 31 m 45.9 s
declination -13 ° 20 ′ 15 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E-S0? / HII  
Brightness  (visual) 15.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.9 mag
Angular expansion 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′
Surface brightness 13.4 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.023987 ± 0.000150  
Radial velocity 7345 ± 250 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(324 ± 23)  x  10 6  ly
(99.2 ± 7.0)  Mpc 
diameter 40,000 ly
history
discovery Francis P. Leavenworth
Discovery date October 2, 1886
Catalog names
NGC  135 • IC  26 • PGC  138192 • IRAS  00292-1336 • 2MASX  J00314593-1320152 • GALEX ASC J003145.89-132013.1 • NVSS J003145-132014

NGC 135 = IC 26 is an elliptical galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type E / S0? in the constellation whale south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 324 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 20 , IC 23 , IC 27 , IC 28 .

The object was discovered on October 2, 1886 by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth (listed as NGC ). Rediscovered on November 4th, 1891 by Stéphane Javelle ( listed as IC ).

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Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NED
  2. a b c d SEDS: NGC 135
  3. Seligman