NGC 208

NGC 208
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 00h 40m 17.6s[1]
Declination +02° 45′ 23″[1]
Redshift 0.017072[1]
Distance 229 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.17[1]
Characteristics
Type Sa[1]
Apparent size (V) 0.7' × 0.7'[1]
Other designations
CGCG 383-064, MCG +00-02-118, 2MASX J00401757+0245235, PGC 2420.[1]

NGC 208 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 229 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 5, 1863 by Albert Marth.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0208. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. 1 2 An object's distance from Earth can be determinded 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
  3. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

Coordinates: 00h 40m 17.6s, 02° 45′ 23″

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