Astronomy:NGC 291
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Short description: Barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 291 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 291 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 53m 29.9s[1] |
| Declination | −08° 46′ 04″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.019029[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5,705 km/s |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5g[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBa[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.22' × 0.49'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -02-03-035, 2MASX J00532993-0846034, IRAS 00510-0901, F00509-0902, 6dF J0053298-084604, PGC 3140.[1] | |
NGC 291 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864, by Albert Marth.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0291. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+291&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#291.
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