NGC_131 Knowpia

NGC 131
NGC 131
	DECam image of NGC 131
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	00h 29m 38.5s
Declination	−33° 15′ 35″
Redshift	0.004703
Heliocentric radial velocity	1410 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.78
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)b
Other designations
	PGC 1813 and 199360

NGC 131 is a spiral galaxy that was discovered on September 25, 1834, by John Herschel. This galaxy belongs in the NGC 134 group of galaxies: NGC 115, NGC 148, NGC 150, PGC 2000 (often confused with IC 1554), IC 1555, and PGC 2044.^[3]

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John Herschel described the galaxy as "faint, pretty large, pretty much extended, very gradually brighter middle."

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e NED Results for the object NGC 0131
^ "NED Results for the object NGC 0131". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
^ New General Catalogue: NGC 100-149 - NGC 131

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Media related to NGC 131 at Wikimedia Commons

[ned-1] NED Results for the object NGC 0131

[ned-velo-2] "NED Results for the object NGC 0131". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2016-02-24.

[3] New General Catalogue: NGC 100-149 - NGC 131

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