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]

NGC 119
NGC 119
DECam image of NGC 119
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPhoenix
Right ascension00h 26m 57.61014s[1]
Declination−56° 58′ 41.0368″[1]
Redshift0.024634[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity7294 km/s[2]
Distance329.8 Mly (101.11 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.70[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.15[4]
Characteristics
TypeSA0 pec[5]
Other designations
PGC 1659[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c "NGC 119". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. ^ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
  4. ^ a b "Search specification: NGC 119". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  5. ^ "Results for object NGC 0119 (NGC 119)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  6. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 100 - 149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.