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Proper Names	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 1
Constellation	Pegasus
Right Ascension	0h 7m 16s
Declination	+27° 42' 29"
Distance	c.185,800,000 light years c.57,000,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +24.8 Absolute: -21.3
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 1.6' Actual: c.100,500 light years
Hubble Type	SAbc intermediate spiral
Optimum Visibility	October
Notes	A galaxy in Pegasus of comparable dimensions to the Milky Way Galaxy. It has a spiral form, but with a small central bar that classifies it as an intermediate spiral. It lies on almost the same line of sight as the galaxy NGC 2, though in reality NGC 2 is almost twice as far from the Milky Way as NGC 1.

The first object in the New General Catalogue achieves this distinction because of its Right Ascension of just seven minutes and sixteen seconds. It is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus.

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