Astronomy:NGC 212
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Phoenix
| NGC 212 | |
|---|---|
 DECam view of NGC 212 (bright galaxy at the upper right). NGC 215 is located on the lower left. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 40m 13.3s[1] |
| Declination | −56° 09′ 11″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.027552[1] |
| Distance | 369 Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.39[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3' × 1.0'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 150- G 018, 2MASX J00401332-5609108, ESO-LV 1500180, 6dF J0040133-560911, PGC 2417.[1] | |
NGC 212 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 369 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on October 28, 1834 by John Herschel.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0212. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+212&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.
- ↑ 2.0 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
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2.htm#212.
External links
- NGC 212 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
Coordinates: 
00h 40m 13.3s, -56° 09′ 11″
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