NGC 304

NGC 304
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 56m 06.0s[1]
Declination +24° 07′ 37″[1]
Redshift 0.016648[1]
Helio radial velocity 4,991 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.01[1]
Characteristics
Type S0[2]
Apparent size (V) 1.1' × 0.7'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00573, CGCG 480-023, MCG +04-03-018, 2MASX J00560603+2407367, 2MASXi J0056060+240735, PGC 3326.[1]

NGC 304 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 23, 1878 by Édouard Stephan.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0304. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "NGC 304". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
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