Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 56m 34.33s [1] |
Declination | −01° 47′ 03.6″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.7 |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −5.284 [1] mas/yr Dec.: −15.102 [1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 0.4388±0.0530 mas [1] |
Distance | approx. 7,400 ly (approx. 2,300 pc) |
Details | |
Radius | 1.56 [1] R☉ |
Luminosity | 2.472 [1] L☉ |
Temperature | 5,789 [1] K |
Other designations | |
PGC 3354 [2] | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
NGC 308 is a star located in the constellation Cetus. It is only 55" away from NGC 307. It was recorded on December 31, 1866, by Robert Ball. [3]