| NGC 276 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 276 as seen by DECam. The galaxy at the top is KOSS 004941.1-225538 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 52m 06.6s [1] |
| Declination | −22° 40′ 49″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.046826 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 14,038 km/s [1] |
| Distance | 626 Mly [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.68 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB [3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0' × 0.4' [1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 474- G 034, IC 1591, MCG -04-03-021, 2MASX J00520656-2240486, IRAS 00496-2257, ESO-LV 4740340, 6dF J0052065-224049, PGC 3054. [1] | |
NGC 276 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 626 million light-years from the Solar System [2] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller and was later also observed by DeLisle Stewart. [4]
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John Dreyer, creator of the New General Catalogue describes the object as "extremely faint, pretty small, extended 265°, 11 magnitude star 3 arcmin to north". The galaxy's right ascension was later corrected in the Index Catalogue using the observation data by Stewart. [4]
