Astronomy:NGC 240
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Short description: Lenticular or spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
| NGC 240 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 45m 01.9s[1] |
| Declination | +06° 06′ 48″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.040825[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.49[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0' × 0.9'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 00473, CGCG 410-003, MCG +01-03-001, 2MASX J00450192+0606482, PGC 2653.[1] | |
NGC 240 is a lenticular or spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 22, 1886 by Lewis Swift.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0240. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+240&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#240.
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