NGC 121

NGC 121

Hubble Space Telescope image of globular cluster NGC 121
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Tucana
Right ascension 00h 26m 48.25s [1]
Declination −71° 32 8.4 [1]
Distance 199.0 Kly (61 Kpc [1])
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.24 [2]
Physical characteristics
Radius 175 light years [3] (53.7 parsecs)
Estimated age 10 billion years [3]

NGC 121 is a globular cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud, in the constellation of Tucana. It was first discovered by John Herschel on September 20, 1835. The compiler of the New General Catalogue, John Louis Emil Dreyer, described this object as "pretty bright, pretty small, little extended, very gradually brighter middle".[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 121. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  2. "Simbad Astronomical Database". NGC 121 - Globular Cluster. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  3. 1 2 3 "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 100-149". Retrieved 2015-09-29.
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