NGC 119 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Phoenix |
Right ascension | 00h 26m 57.61014s[1] |
Declination | −56° 58′ 41.0368″[1] |
Redshift | 0.024634[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 7294 km/s[2] |
Distance | 329.8 Mly (101.11 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.70[4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.15[4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0− pec[5] |
Other designations | |
PGC 1659[2] |
NGC 119 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy with an apparent magnitude of 13.0 located in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on October 28, 1834, by the astronomer John Herschel.[6]