NGC 245

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NGC 245
NGC245 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 245
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 46m 05.4s [1]
Declination −01° 43 24 [1]
Redshift 0.013604 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.97 [1]
Characteristics
Type Sb [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.4' × 1.2' [1]
Other designations
UGC 00476, MRK 0555, CGCG 384-004, MCG +00-03-005, 2MASX J00460539-0143242, 2MASXi J0046053-014324, IRAS 00435-0159, F00435-0159, 6dF J0046054-014324, PGC 2691. [1]

NGC 245 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 1, 1785 by William Herschel. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0245. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 24, 2016.