| NGC 131 | |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Sculptor |
| Type: | SB(s)b[1] |
| Appmag V: | 13.78[2] |
| Z: | 0.004703[3] |
| H Radial V: | [4] |
| Names: | PGC 1813 and 199360 |
NGC 131 is a spiral galaxy that was discovered on September 25, 1834, by John Herschel. This galaxy belongs in the NGC 134 group of galaxies: NGC 115, NGC 148, NGC 150, PGC 2000 (often confused with IC 1554), IC 1555, and PGC 2044.[5]
John Herschel described the galaxy as "faint, pretty large, pretty much extended, very gradually brighter middle."