 NGC 308 is the brightest star below (south of) the lenticular galaxy NGC 307 Credit: SDSS | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00 56 34.33 |
| Declination | −01° 47′ 03.6″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.7 |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −5.284 mas/yr Dec.: −15.102 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 0.4388 ± 0.0530 mas |
| Distance | approx. 7,400 ly (approx. 2,300 pc) |
| Details | |
| Radius | 1.56 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 2.472 L☉ |
| Temperature | 5,789 K |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 3354 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
NGC 308 is a star located in the constellation Cetus. It is only 55" away from NGC 307. It was recorded on December 31, 1866, by Robert Ball.
References
- ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0308. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
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