NGC 307

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NGC 307
NGC307 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 307
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 56m 32.6s [1]
Declination −01° 46 19 [1]
Redshift 0.013376 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 4,010 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.75 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0 [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.6' × 0.7' [1]
Other designations
UGC 00584, CGCG 384-039, MCG +00-03-035, 2MASX J00563259-0146189, 2MASXi J0056328-014617, 6dF J0056325-014619, PGC 3367. [1]

NGC 307 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 6, 1831 by John Herschel. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0307. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 20, 2016.