Astronomy:NGC 273
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 273 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 273 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 50m 48.4s[1] |
| Declination | −06° 53′ 08″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016195[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.07[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.2' × 0.7'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -01-03-019, 2MASX J00504843-0653087, 2MASXi J0050484-065307, 6dF J0050485-065309, PGC 2959.[1] | |
NGC 273 is an edge-on lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 10, 1785, by William Herschel.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0273. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+273&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 250 - 299". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2a.htm#273.
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