NGC 135
DSS image of NGC 135
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 135, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 135
IC 26, PGC 2010

Type  Galaxy
Magnitude  15.9
Size  0.4' x 0.392' @ 85°
Right Ascension  0h 31' 45.9"  (2000)
Declination  13° 20' 15" S
Constellation  Cetus
Description  vF, vS, R
Classification  S
Observing Notes

Harold Corwin

NGC 135 = IC 26. There is no doubt about the identity of IC 26 -- Javelle's position agrees to within 2 arcsec of that measured on the DSS. The problem comes from Leavenworth's position for NGC 135. Like many of the positions in the two lists of new nebulae from Leander McCormick Observatory, that one is over a minute of time off in RA, though much closer in declination (less than 2 arcmin off).

Herbert Howe went after the object around the turn of the century (19th to 20th) and said simply, "The position is 00h 26m 43s, -13d 53.3m [1900.0]." This agrees exactly with the position for IC 26. Leavenworth has left us a sketch that verifies Howe's object, so the identity is secure.

It's interesting to note, too, that the cover sheet for the sketch has the RA given to a tenth of a minute (00h 24.8m), while the RA in the published paper is rounded off to 00h 25m. I won't even speculate on why this was done.
NGC Notes by Harold Corwin
Other Data Sources for NGC 135
Nearby objects for NGC 135
5 objects found within 60'
IC 16 IC 20 IC 27
IC 28 NGC 154
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NGC 135