NGC 124

Also known as New General Catalogue 124

spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: EmG
Redshift: z = 0.013658655475193626
Morphology: Sc
Coordinates: RA 6.9682° · Dec -1.8103°

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Key facts

Constellation: Cetus
Right ascension: 00 27 52.363
Declination: −01 ° 48 ′ 36.49 ″
Distance: 181.02 ± 25.22 Mly (55.500 ± 7.731 Mpc )
Type: SA(s)c
Size: 84,200 ly (25,830 pc )
Apparent size v: 1.4 ′ × 0.9 ′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 54.29
Image: NGC124 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 1715
galaxy morphological type: Sc
time of discovery or invention: 1880-09-27
redshift: 0.013489
radial velocity: 4041
apparent magnitude: 12.959
Commons category: NGC 124
right ascension: 6.9681792
declination: -1.8101361

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NGC 124 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by Truman Henry Safford on September 23, 1867. The galaxy was described as "very faint, large, diffuse, 2 faint stars to northwest" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue.

The 17th magnitude supernova SN 2004dd was discovered in this galaxy on 12 July 2004. It was a type II supernova.