Astronomy:NGC 333
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Short description: Interacting galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 333 | |
|---|---|
 DECam image of NGC 333 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 58m 51.2s[1] |
| Declination | −16° 28′ 13″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.055671[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 16226 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 638.9 Mly (195.88 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.90[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.6' × 1.0'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 3519[2] | |
NGC 333 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 755 million light years away[5] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1877 by Wilhelm Tempel. It is recorded as NGC 333 in the New General Catalogue. It has a companion galaxy, named PGC 3073571, which is presumed to be a physical pair with NGC 333.[5]
NGC 333's location is 00 58 51.2987945616 (R.A.) and -16 28 08.952040380 (Dec.). Its radial velocity is 16226 km/s.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0333. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+333&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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NGC 333". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+333.
- ↑ Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal 152 (2): 21. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. 50. Bibcode: 2016AJ....152...50T.
- ↑ "Search specification: NGC 333". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC%20333. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3.htm#333.
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