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NGC 275

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Galaxy located in the constellation Cetus

NGC 275
NGC 275 (left) with NGC 274 (right) (image taken by Hubble Space Telescope)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00 51 04.2
Declination−07° 04′ 00″
Redshift0.005817
Distance63 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.16
Characteristics
TypeSBcd
Apparent size (V)1.5' × 1.1'
Notable featuresInteracting with NGC 274
Other designations
MCG -01-03-022, PGC 2984, GC 157, h 70, IRAS 00485-0720.

NGC 275 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 63 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Cetus. It is one of a pair of galaxies, the other being NGC 274. It was discovered on October 9, 1828, by John Herschel.

The galaxy was described as "very faint, small, round, southeastern of 2" by John Dreyer in the New General Catalogue, with the other of the two galaxies being NGC 274.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0275. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ^ An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
  3. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 15, 2016.

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