| NGC 274 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 274 with its companion, NGC 275 (image taken by SDSS) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00 51 01.8 |
| Declination | −07° 03′ 25″ |
| Redshift | 0.005837 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.80 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5' × 1.5' |
| Other designations | |
| MCG-01-03-021, Arp 140, PGC 2980. | |
NGC 274 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is a pair of galaxies, the other being NGC 275, which it is currently interacting with. It was discovered on September 10, 1785 by William Herschel. It is roughly 120 million light-years away.
References
- ^ "NED results for object NGC 0274". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
External links
Media related to NGC 274 at Wikimedia Commons- Type II supernova 2018cdc in NGC 274
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