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 | |
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DSS image of NGC 119 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 26m 57.61014s[1] |
| Declination | −56° 58′ 41.0368″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.024634[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 7294 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 329.8 Mly (101.11 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.70[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.15[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0− pec[5] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 1659[2] | |
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