Galaxies NGC 1, NGC 2
History
The galaxy NGC 1 was discovered on 30th September 1861 by the German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest with an 11 inch refractor. Lawrence Parsons, the 4th Earl of Rosse, also came across this galaxy independently on 20th August 1873 and only barely discovered it two arc minutes south of it the weaker galaxy NGC 2, which d'Arrest had escaped. NGC 2 was discovered on 14th September 1865 by the French teacher and astronomer Auguste Voigt with a 31 inch reflector, which John L. E. Dreyer did miss when compiling the 1888 «New General Catalogue». [277]
Physical Properties
NGC 1 is a spiral galaxy of the morphological type SAbc. The escape speeds measured since the year 2000 are in the range of 4550 km/s to 4620 km/s, the resulting distances from 64 Mpc to 74 Mpc (209 to 241 million light years). For the galaxy NGC 2, the measured escape speeds are in the range of 7547 km/s to 7559 km/s, i.e. much higher. In fact, this galaxy is much farther away: 88 Mpc to 103 Mpc (287 to 336 million light years). The two galaxies have nothing to do with each other and are just coincidentally close to each other. [145]
| Name | RA | Dec | Type | bMag | vMag | B-V | SB | Dim | PA | z | D(z) | MD | Dreyer Description | Identification, Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGC 1 | 00 07 15.9 | +27 42 32 | Gx (Sb) | 13.7 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 13.5 | 1.7 × 1.2 | 120 | 0.015177 | 64.11 | 63.200 | F, S, R, bet * 11 and * 14 | UGC 57, MCG 4-1-25, CGCG 477-54, IRAS 00047+2725, KCPG 2A, CGCG 478-26 |
| NGC 2 | 00 07 17.1 | +27 40 43 | Gx (Sab) | 15.0 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 13.6 | 1 × 0.6 | 112 | 0.025214 | 106.5 | 93.190 | vF, S, s of G.C. 1 | UGC 59, MCG 4-1-26, CGCG 477-55, CGCG 478-27, KCPG 2B |
| NGC 16 | 00 09 04.2 | +27 43 48 | Gx (E/SB0) | 13.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 12.5 | 1.8 × 1 | 16 | 0.010340 | 43.68 | pB, S, R, bM | UGC 80, MCG 4-1-32, CGCG 477-61, CGCG 478-33 | |
| NGC 22 | 00 09 48.2 | +27 49 58 | Gx (Sb) | 14.4 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 13.8 | 1.3 × 1 | 160 | 0.027726 | 117.1 | 108.50 | vF, pS, R, lbM, r | UGC 86, MCG 5-1-39, CGCG 499-55 |
Finder Chart
The first two entries in Dreyer's «New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars» are in the constellation Pegasus, about 1.5° south of the star Alpheratz (α Andromedae). The best observation time is June to November.
Visual Observation
Description pending ...