NGC 216

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NGC 216
NGC216 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 216
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 41m 27.1s [1]
Declination −21° 02 44 [1]
Redshift 0.005150 [1]
Distance 68.8 Mly [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.9r [1]
Characteristics
Type S0 [1]
Apparent size  (V)2.0' × 0.7' [1]
Other designations
ESO 540- G 015, MCG -04-02-035, 2MASX J00412688-2102529, IRAS F00389-2119, ESO-LV 5400150, 6dF J0041268-210253, PGC 2478. [1]

NGC 216 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 68.8 million light-years from the Sun [2] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on December 9, 1784, by William Herschel. [3]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0216. 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 15, 2016.