NGC 232

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NGC 232
NGC 230 NGC 232 NGC 235 IC 1573 DECam.jpg
DECam image. NGC 232 and NGC 235 are the interacting pair on the upper left. NGC 232 is the spiral galaxy slightly to the lower right. NGC 230 is at the bottom and IC 1573 is on the right.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 42m 45.8s [1]
Declination −23° 33′ 41″ [1]
Redshift 0.022639 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.46 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB(r) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.0' × 0.8' [1]
Other designations
ESO 474- G 015, MCG -04-02-040, 2MASX J00424581-2333406, IRAS 00402-2350, F00402-2349, ESO-LV 4740150, 6dF J0042457-233341, PGC 2559, PMN J0042-2333. [1]

NGC 232 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0232. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 15, 2016.


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