Astronomy:NGC 264
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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor
| NGC 264 | |
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 DECam image of NGC 264 (right). The galaxy to the left is LEDA 611463 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 00h 48m 20.9s[1] |
| Declination | −38° 14′ 04″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016635[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.60[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.18' × 0.45'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 295- G 006, MCG -07-02-016, 2MASX J00482094-3814038, ESO-LV 2950060, 6dF J0048208-381404, PGC 2831.[1] | |
NGC 264 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on August 30, 1834 by John Herschel.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0264. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+264&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 200 - 249". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2a.htm#264.
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