Object of the Season (Summer 2015)

Galaxy Pair NGC 1 and 2 in Pegasus

Galaxy Pair NGC 1 and 2 in Pegasus will be announced in DSO 168, and the results will be published in DSO 170.

The optical galaxy pair NGC 1 and NGC 2 in Pegasus: NGC 1 is the northern object - Image Courtesy of Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) This image was supplied by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). NGC 1 is the northern object.

NGC 1

Position (2000)
0 07 15.9 +27 42 32 (Peg)
Visual magnitude
12.9 mag
PA
120°
Size
1.7' x 1.2'
Distance
206 Mly
Other Designations
GC 1, UGC 57, MCG 4-1-25, CGCG 477-54, KCPG 2A, PGC 564

NGC 2

Position (2000)
0 07 17.1 +27 40 43 (Peg)
Visual magnitude
14.2 mag
PA
112°
Size
1.0' x 0.6
Distance
347 Mly
Other Designations
GC 6246, UGC 59, MCG 4-1-26, CGCG 477-55, KCPG 2B, PGC 567

Wolfgang Steinicke - Nebulae and Clusters Section Director