NGC 266

NGC 266
NGC 266 is the galaxy in the center-left of this photo. The bright star in the center is SAO 54174.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 00h 49m 47.8s[1]
Declination +32° 16′ 40″[1]
Redshift 0.015547[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.54[1]
Characteristics
Type SB(rs)ab[1]
Apparent size (V) 3.0' × 2.9'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00508, CGCG 501-022, MCG +05-03-009, 2MASX J00494779+3216398, 2MASXi J0049479+321639, IRAS 00471+3200, F00470+3200, PGC 2901.[1]

NGC 266 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on September 12, 1784 by William Herschel.[2]

NGC 266 is an LINER-type active galaxy.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0266. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "NGC 266". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 31 December 2016.


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