Astronomy:NGC 303
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Short description: Galaxy located in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 303 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 54m 54.7s[1] |
| Declination | −16° 39′ 17″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.032489[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 9,740 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.15[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.6' × 0.4'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J00545443-1639126, 2MASX J00545471-1639166, 2MASXi J0054547-163916, IRAS F00524-1655, 6dF J0054547-163917, PGC 3240.[1] | |
NGC 303 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0303. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+303&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 300 - 349". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3.htm#303.
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