NGC_291 Knowpia

NGC 291
NGC 291
	SDSS image of NGC 291
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 53m 29.9s
Declination	−08° 46′ 04″
Redshift	0.019029
Heliocentric radial velocity	5,705 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.5g
Characteristics
Type	SBa
Apparent size (V)	1.22' × 0.49'
Other designations
	MCG -02-03-035, 2MASX J00532993-0846034, IRAS 00510-0901, F00509-0902, 6dF J0053298-084604, PGC 3140.

NGC 291 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864, by Albert Marth.^[2]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0291. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 17, 2016.