Right ascension 00 31 45.9 Redshift 0.023987 Apparent magnitude (V) 14.0R Constellation Cetus | Declination −13° 20′ 15″ Helio radial velocity 7191 km/s Type E/So | |
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IC 26 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus and 335 million light-years away, and 40,000 light-years across.
History
IC 26 was discovered on October 2, 1886 by Francis Leavenworth (and was later listed as NGC 135), but when Stephane Javelle rediscovered it on November 4, 1891, it was thought to be another object, and so it was called IC 26. Finally, in 1900, Herbert Howe made the connection between the two objects as one. (The cause for this is that Leavenworth made an incorrect measurement.)
References
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