NGC 303

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NGC 303
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 54m 54.7s [1]
Declination −16° 39′ 17″ [1]
Redshift 0.032489 [1]
Helio radial velocity 9,740 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.15 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0 [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.6' × 0.4' [1]
Other designations
2MASX J00545443-1639126, 2MASX J00545471-1639166, 2MASXi J0054547-163916, IRAS F00524-1655, 6dF J0054547-163917, PGC 3240. [1]

NGC 303 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0303. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 19, 2016.


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