Lenticular galaxy · Pisces
NGC 128 NGC 128 group
mag 11.63.2′ across
About
NGC 128, the NGC 128 group, is a lenticular galaxy of magnitude 11.6 in Pisces, about 3.2′ across.
How to find it
- NGC 128 is in the constellation Pisces.
- Best evenings: around mid-November it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 77° S.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)Too faint for binoculars.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)A thin spindle of light.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 128, PGC 1791, UGC 292 |
|---|---|
| Type | Lenticular galaxy (S0) |
| Magnitude | 11.6The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 3.2′ × 54″position angle 1°; the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | 23.8 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see. |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 00h 29m 15.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +02° 51′ 51″ |
Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →