Astronomy:NGC 304
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Short description: Galaxy in constellation Andromeda
NGC 304 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 304 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 56m 06.0s[1] |
Declination | +24° 07′ 37″[1] |
Redshift | 0.016648[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 4,991 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.01[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1' × 0.7'[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 00573, CGCG 480-023, MCG +04-03-018, 2MASX J00560603+2407367, 2MASXi J0056060+240735, PGC 3326.[1] |
NGC 304 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 23, 1878, by Édouard Stephan.[3]
One supernova, SN 2021dnn (type Ia, mag. 15.3), was discovered in NGC 304 on 22 February, 2021.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0304. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+304&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.
- ↑ "NGC 304". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+304.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3.htm#304.
- ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2021dnn. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
External links
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 304.
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