NGC 297

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NGC 297
NGC 0297 98 SDSS.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 297 (below right of center)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 54m 58.9s [1]
Declination −07° 20 59 [1]
Redshift 0.050778 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 15223 km/s
Distance 717 Mly (219.7 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude  (V)17.27 [1]
Characteristics
Type cE3: pec? [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.33' × 0.29' [1]
Other designations
2MASX J00545892-0720591, 6dF J0054589-072059, [1] PGC 1020464

NGC 297 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864, by Albert Marth [2] and is classified as type E3, based on galaxy morphological classification. [3]

To date, according to redshift measurements, a current distance of 236 Mpc (~770 Mly) is given for NGC 297. This value falls within the range of Hubble distance values. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0297. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  3. "Revised data for NGC/IC Catalogue, from NGC 200-299". astrovalleyfield.ca. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  4. "NED Distance Results for NGC 297". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved July 25, 2024.