NGC_215 Knowpia

NGC 215
NGC 215
	NGC 215 with DECam (galaxy at the lower left). NGC 212 is the bright galaxy at the upper right.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Phoenix
Right ascension	00h 40m 48.9s
Declination	−56° 12′ 51″
Redshift	0.027502
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.05
Characteristics
Type	S0
Apparent size (V)	1.1' × 0.9'
Other designations
	ESO 150- G 019, 2MASX J00404885-5612504, ESO-LV 1500190, 6dF J0040489-561251, PGC 2451, PKS B0038-564, PMN J0040-5612, ATPMN J004048.8-561250.

NGC 215 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on October 28, 1834 by John Herschel.^[2]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0215. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 15, 2016.