NGC 131

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 131

| image = File:NGC 131 DECam.png

| caption = DECam image of NGC 131

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|29|38.5}}

| dec = {{DEC|-33|15|35}}

| constellation name = Sculptor

| type = SB(s)bNED Results for the object NGC 0131

| appmag_v = 13.78NED Results for the object NGC 0131

| z = 0.004703NED Results for the object NGC 0131

|h_radial_v = {{nowrap|1410 km/s}}{{cite web

|title=NED Results for the object NGC 0131

|work=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+130&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES

|access-date=2016-02-24}}

| notes =

| names = PGC 1813 and 199360}}

NGC 131 is a spiral galaxy that was discovered on September 25, 1834, by John Herschel. This galaxy belongs in the NGC 134 group of galaxies: NGC 115, NGC 148, NGC 150, PGC 2000 (often confused with IC 1554), IC 1555, and PGC 2044.[http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1.htm#126 New General Catalogue: NGC 100-149 - NGC 131]