NGC 25 is a

barred lenticular galaxy A lenticular galaxy (denoted S0) is a type of galaxy intermediate between an elliptical (denoted E) and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification schemes. It contains a large-scale disc but does not have large-scale spiral arms. L ...

situated in the

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constellation. It was discovered on 28 October 1834 by

John Herschel Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (; 7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, experimental photographer who invented the blueprint and did botanical wor ...

. It is the

brightest cluster galaxy A brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) is defined as the brightest galaxy in a cluster of galaxies. BCGs include the most massive galaxies in the universe. They are generally elliptical galaxies which lie close to the geometric and kinematical center ...

for Abell cluster 2731. A supernova was discovered in NGC 25 on 15 November 2020.

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* * Galaxies discovered in 1834 0024 Phoenix (constellation) Barred lenticular galaxies 18341028 {{lenticular-galaxy-stub