Astronomy:NGC 203

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Pisces
NGC 203
NGC 203
SDSS image of NGC 203
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension 00h 39m 39.5s[1]
Declination+03° 26′ 34″[1]
Redshift0.017415[1]
Distance233 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.97[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Apparent size (V)0.9' × 0.3'[1]
Other designations
NGC 211, CGCG 383-061, MCG +00-02-114, 2MASX J00393952+0326345, PGC 2393.[1]

NGC 203 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 233 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 19, 1873 by Ralph Copeland.[3]

The galaxy is also listed as NGC 211 in the New General Catalogue.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0203. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+203&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2.htm#203. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 00h 39m 39.5s, 03° 26′ 34″