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| NGC 286 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 286 as taken by the PROMPT 1 Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 53m 30.4s[1] |
| Declination | −13° 06′ 46″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.036278[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 10,876 km/s |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.99[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3' × 0.9'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -02-03-034, 2MASX J00533032-1306461, 6dF J0053303-130646, PGC 3142.[1] | |
NGC 286 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 2, 1886 by Francis Leavenworth.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0286. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
External links
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