NGC 283

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NGC 283
NGC 283 ESO VST.png
ESO VST image of NGC 283
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 53m 13.2s [1]
Declination −13° 09 50 [1]
Redshift 0.037823 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 11,339 km/s
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.81 [1]
Characteristics
Type Sc [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.6' × 1.0' [1]
Other designations
MCG -02-03-031, 2MASX J00531321-1309502, IRAS 00507-1326, F00507-1325, PGC 3124. [1]

NGC 283 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 2, 1886, by Francis Leavenworth. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0283. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 16, 2016.