NGC 277

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NGC 277
NGC277 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 277
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 51m 17.2s [1]
Declination −08° 35 49 [1]
Redshift 0.014283 [1]
Helio radial velocity 4,282 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.31 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0 [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.4' × 1.2' [1]
Other designations
MCG -02-03-028, 2MASX J00511725-0835485, 6dF J0051172-083549, PGC 2995. [1]

NGC 277 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 8, 1864 by Heinrich d'Arrest. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0277. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 15, 2016.