NGC 275

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NGC 275
NGC 0275 SDSS.jpg
NGC 275 along with its companion, NGC 274 (image taken by SDSS)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 51m 04.2s [1]
Declination −07° 04 00 [1]
Redshift 0.005817 [1]
Distance 63 Mly [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.16 [1]
Characteristics
Type SBcd [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.5' × 1.1' [1]
Notable featuresInteracting with NGC 274
Other designations
MCG -01-03-022, PGC 2984, GC 157, h 70, IRAS 00485-0720. [1]

NGC 275 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 63 million light-years from the Solar System [2] in the constellation Cetus. It is one of a pair of galaxies, the other being NGC 274. It was discovered on October 9, 1828, by John Herschel. [3]

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The galaxy was described as "very faint, small, round, southeastern of 2" by John Dreyer in the New General Catalogue, with the other of the two galaxies being NGC 274. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0275. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
  3. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 15, 2016.