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NGC 275 
Summary
NGC 275 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 63 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Cetus. It is one of a pair of galaxies, the other being NGC 274. It was discovered on October 9, 1828, by John Herschel.[3]
| NGC 275 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 275 (left) with NGC 274 (right) (image taken by Hubble Space Telescope) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 51m 04.2s[1] |
| Declination | −07° 04′ 00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005817[1] |
| Distance | 63 Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.16[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBcd[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5' × 1.1'[1] |
| Notable features | Interacting with NGC 274 |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -01-03-022, PGC 2984, GC 157, h 70, IRAS 00485-0720.[1] | |
The galaxy was described as "very faint, small, round, southeastern of 2" by John Dreyer in the New General Catalogue, with the other of the two galaxies being NGC 274.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0275. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ a b An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
External links edit
Media related to NGC 275 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 275 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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