Spiral galaxy · Sculptor
NGC 134 Giant Squid Galaxy
mag 10.38.4′ across
About
NGC 134, the Giant Squid Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy of magnitude 10.3 in Sculptor, about 8.4′ across.
How to find it
- NGC 134 is in the constellation Sculptor.
- 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 south of 47° N.
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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, sometimes with a dark dust lane along it.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 134, PGC 1851 |
|---|---|
| Type | Spiral galaxy (SABb) |
| Magnitude | 10.3The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 8.4′ × 1.8′position angle 50°; the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | 23.4 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see. |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 00h 30m 22.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −33° 14′ 38″ |
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 →