Astronomy:NGC 215
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Phoenix
| NGC 215 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 215 with DECam (galaxy at the lower left). NGC 212 is the bright galaxy at the upper right. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 40m 48.9s[1] |
| Declination | −56° 12′ 51″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.027502[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.05[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1' × 0.9'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 150- G 019, 2MASX J00404885-5612504, ESO-LV 1500190, 6dF J0040489-561251, PGC 2451, PKS B0038-564, PMN J0040-5612, ATPMN J004048.8-561250.[1] | |
NGC 215 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on October 28, 1834 by John Herschel.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0215. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+215&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.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2.htm#215.
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