NGC_286 Knowpia

NGC 286
NGC 286
	NGC 286 as taken by the PROMPT 1 Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 53m 30.4s
Declination	−13° 06′ 46″
Redshift	0.036278
Heliocentric radial velocity	10,876 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.99
Characteristics
Type	S0
Apparent size (V)	1.3' × 0.9'
Other designations
	MCG -02-03-034, 2MASX J00533032-1306461, 6dF J0053303-130646, PGC 3142.

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.