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NGC 118 (also IRAS 00247-0203, MCG 0-2-32, UGC 264 and PGC 1678) is a magnitude +13.6 compact galaxy located 517 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.

The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Truman Henry Safford using a 46.99 cm (18.5 inch) refractor at the Dearborn Observatory on the 23rd September 1867.

Right Ascension 00h 27m 16.1s, Declination -01° 46' 47"  

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