NGC 120
{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Cetus}}
{{Sky|00|27|30.09072|-|01|30|48.4591}}
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| image = File:NGC 120 legacy dr9.jpg
| alt = NGC 120
| caption = legacy surveys DR9 image of NGC 120
| epoch = J2000
| constellation name = Cetus
| ra = {{RA|00|27|30.09072}}{{cite DR2|2541140391639730304}}
| dec = {{DEC|-01|30|48.4591}}
| dist_ly = {{cvt|51.52|Mpc|Mly|lk=on|order=flip}}{{cite journal|title=Cosmicflows-2: The Data|author1=Tully, R. Brent|display-authors=etal|journal=The Astronomical Journal|volume=146|issue=4|date=2013|page=86 |bibcode=2013AJ....146...86T|doi=10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86|arxiv=1307.7213|s2cid=118494842 }}
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| names = {{odlist|UGC=267|MCG=+00-02-033|PGC=1693}}{{cite simbad|title=NGC 120|accessdate=2021-02-21}}}}
NGC 120 is a lenticular galaxy of type SB0? with an apparent magnitude of 13.4 located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on 27 September 1880 by Wilhelm Tempel.{{cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1.htm#120|title=New General Catalogue objects: NGC 100 - 149|author=Seligman, Courtney|website=cseligman.com|accessdate=2021-02-21}}
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