| NGC 274 | |
|---|---|
|   NGC 274 with its companion, NGC 275 (image taken by SDSS) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus | 
| Right ascension | 00h 51m 01.8s [1] | 
| Declination | −07° 03′ 25″ [1] | 
| Redshift | 0.005837 [1] | 
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.80 [1] | 
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 [1] | 
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5' × 1.5' [1] | 
| Other designations | |
| MCG-01-03-021, Arp 140, PGC 2980. [1] | |
NGC 274 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is a pair of galaxies, the other being NGC 275, which it is currently interacting with. It was discovered on September 10, 1785 by William Herschel. [2] It is roughly 120 million light-years away.
 
  Media related to  NGC 274  at Wikimedia Commons
  Media related to  NGC 274  at Wikimedia Commons