NGC 274

NGC 274
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 51m 01.8s[1]
Declination −07° 03 25[1]
Redshift 0.005837[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.80[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.5' × 1.5'[1]
Other designations
MCG -01-03-021, 2MASX J00510187-0703247, 2MASXi J0051018-070324, 6dF J0051018-070325, PGC 2980.[1]

NGC 274 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is one of a pair of galaxies, the other being NGC 275. It was discovered on September 10, 1785 by William Herschel.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0274. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
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