NGC 279

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NGC 279
NGC279 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 279
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 52m 08.9s [1]
Declination −02° 13′ 06″ [1]
Redshift 0.012936 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 3,878 km/s
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.66 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0 [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.6' × 1.2' [1]
Other designations
UGC 00532, MRK 0558, CGCG 384-018, MCG +00-03-019a, 2MASX J00520893-0213064, 2MASXi J0052089-021304, IRAS 00495-0229, F00495-0229, PGC 3055, FIRST J005208.9-021306. [1]

NGC 279 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 1, 1785 by William Herschel. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0279. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 15, 2016.


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