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NGC 120

NGC 120 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 120:

NGC:NGC 120
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:lenticular
Galaxy morph class:S0
Constellation:Cetus
Surface brightness:24.0 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):14.5
J-mag (IR):10.8
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):10.1
Right Ascension:00:27:30.08
Declination:-01:30:48.50
Major axis:1.51 '
Minor axis:0.5 '
Angle (major axis):73°
Radial velocity:4057 km/s
Redshift:0.0136

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS