NGC 284

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NGC 284
NGC 0284 DSS.jpg
NGC 284 as seen on DSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 53m 24.3s [1]
Declination −13° 09 32 [1]
Redshift 0.038460 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 11,530 km/s
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.41 [1]
Characteristics
Type E0-1 [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.2' × 0.2' [1]
Other designations
MCG -02-03-032, 2MASX J00532423-1309321, PGC 3131. [1]

NGC 284 is an elliptical 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 0284. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 16, 2016.