NGC_284 Knowpia

NGC 284
NGC 284
	NGC 284 as seen on DSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 53m 24.3s
Declination	−13° 09′ 32″
Redshift	0.038460
Heliocentric radial velocity	11,530 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.41
Characteristics
Type	E0-1
Apparent size (V)	0.2' × 0.2'
Other designations
	MCG -02-03-032, 2MASX J00532423-1309321, PGC 3131.

NGC 284 is an elliptical 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 0284. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 16, 2016.