NGC 203

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NGC 203
NGC203 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 203
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 00h 39m 39.5s [1]
Declination +03° 26 34 [1]
Redshift 0.017415 [1]
Distance 233 Mly [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.97 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0 [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.9' × 0.3' [1]
Other designations
NGC 211, CGCG 383-061, MCG +00-02-114, 2MASX J00393952+0326345, PGC 2393. [1]

NGC 203 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 233 million light-years from the Solar System [2] in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 19, 1873 by Ralph Copeland. [3]

Contents

The galaxy is also listed as NGC 211 in the New General Catalogue.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0203. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. 1 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 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 11, 2016.