NGC 26
{{short description|Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus}}
{{Sky|00|10|25.8591|+|25|49|54.982}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox galaxy
| name = NGC 26
| image = NGC26 - SDSS DR14.jpg
| caption = SDSS image of NGC 26
| epoch = J2000
| constellation name = Pegasus
| h_radial_v = {{nowrap|4593 ± 1 km/s}}
| dist_ly = {{cvt|62.71|±|4.40|Mpc|Mly|lk=on|order=flip}}
| group_cluster = NGC 23 Group (LGG 2)
| absmag_v = -20.23
| size_v = {{Val|2.25|×|1.25|u=arcminute}}
| notes =
| names = {{odlist | IRAS= 00078+2533 | CGCG= 477-064 | UGC= 94 | MCG= +04-01-034 | PGC= 732}}
}}
NGC 26 is a spiral galaxy in the Pegasus constellation. It was discovered on 14 September 1865 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.{{cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0.htm#26|title=New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49|author=Seligman, Courtney|website=cseligman.com|accessdate=2021-02-10}}
NGC 23 group
NGC 26 is part of the NGC 23 group (also known as LGG 2) that includes at least 6 other galaxies: NGC 1, NGC 23, UGC 69, UGC 79, UGC 110, and UGC 127.{{cite journal | bibcode=1993A&AS..100...47G | title=General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups | last1=Garcia | first1=A. M. | journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series | date=1993 | volume=100 | page=47}}
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External links
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{{Catalogs | NGC = 26 | PGC = 732}}
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Category:Galaxies discovered in 1865
Category:Pegasus (constellation)
Category:Unbarred spiral galaxies