NGC 252

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NGC 252
NGC252 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 252
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 48m 01.484s [1]
Declination +27° 37′ 25.76″ [1]
Redshift 0.016471 [2]
Helio radial velocity 4938 [2]
Distance 245.54 ± 31.56  Mly (75.283 ± 9.677  Mpc) [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.4
Apparent magnitude  (B)12.49
Characteristics
Type (R)SA0+(r) [2]
Size121.4  kly (37.23  kpc) [2]
Apparent size  (V)1.7′ × 1.309′ [2]
Other designations
UGC 491, MGC+04-03-004, PGC 2819 [3]

NGC 252 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786. [4]

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One supernova has been observed in NGC 252: SN 1998de (type Ia, mag. 18.4). [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi: 10.1086/498708 . ISSN   0004-6256. S2CID   18913331.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 252. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "NGC 252". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "NGC 252 (= PGC 2819)". cseligman. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 1998de. Retrieved 30 March 2023.


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