Astronomy:NGC 255
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 255 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 255 with DECam | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 47m 47.309s[1] |
| Declination | −11° 28′ 07.31″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005287[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 1585 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 59.16 ± 4.75 Mly (18.140 ± 1.457 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.70[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.5[3] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −19.59[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)bc[2] |
| Size | 53,200 ly (16,310 pc)[2][note 1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.0′ × 2.5′ |
| Other designations | |
| MGC-02-03-017, PGC 2802 | |
NGC 255 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 27, 1785, by Frederick William Herschel.[4]
Notes
- ↑ RC3 D0 (blue) values used.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "NED results for object NGC 0255". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+255&extend=no&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 255". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+255.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 250 - 299". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2a.htm#255.
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