NGC 286 | |
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NGC 286 as taken by the PROMPT 1 Telescope | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00 53 30.4 |
Declination | −13° 06′ 46″ |
Redshift | 0.036278 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 10,876 km/s |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.99 |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3' × 0.9' |
Other designations | |
MCG -02-03-034, 2MASX J00533032-1306461, 6dF J0053303-130646, PGC 3142. |
NGC 286 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 2, 1886 by Francis Leavenworth.
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0286. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
External links
- Media related to NGC 286 at Wikimedia Commons
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