NGC 26 is a

spiral galaxy Spiral galaxies form a galaxy morphological classification, class of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work ''The Realm of the Nebulae''

Pegasus Pegasus (; ) is a winged horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as a white stallion. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. Pegasus was the brother of Chrysaor, both born from Medusa's blood w ...

constellation. It was discovered on 14 September 1865 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.

NGC 23 group

NGC 26 is part of the NGC 23

group A group is a number of persons or things that are located, gathered, or classed together. Groups of people * Cultural group, a group whose members share the same cultural identity * Ethnic group, a group whose members share the same ethnic iden ...

(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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:NGC 0026 Galaxies discovered in 1865 0026 18650914 Pegasus (constellation) Unbarred spiral galaxies 00094 +04-01-034 00078+2533 Discoveries by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest 000732