NGC 25
Galaxy in the constellation Phoenix
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NGC 25 is a barred lenticular galaxy situated in the Phoenix constellation. It was discovered on 28 October 1834 by John Herschel. It is the brightest cluster galaxy for Abell cluster 2731.[2] A supernova was discovered in NGC 25 on 15 November 2020.[3][4]
| NGC 25 | |
|---|---|
 DSS image of NGC 25 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 09m 59.28s[1] |
| Declination | −57° 01′ 15.0″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.03157[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9465 ± 32 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.0[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0−? pec[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4' x 0.8'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 706[1] | |
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