NGC 274 | |
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![]() 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.