NGC 124 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by Truman Henry Safford on September 23, 1867.[4] 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.[4]
| NGC 124 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 124 as seen by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 27m 52.363s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 48′ 36.49″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013543[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4060[2] |
| Distance | 181.02 ± 25.22 Mly (55.500 ± 7.731 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.9[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)c[2] |
| Size | 84,200 ly (25,830 pc)[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4′ × 0.9′ |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 271, MGC+00-02-038, PGC 1715 | |
The 17th magnitude supernova SN 2004dd was discovered in this galaxy on 12 July 2004.[5] It was a type II supernova.[6]
References
External links
Media related to NGC 124 at Wikimedia Commons
