NGC 309

NGC 309
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 56m 42.6s[1]
Declination −09° 54′ 50″[1]
Redshift 0.018886[1]
Helio radial velocity 5,662 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.4g[1]
Characteristics
Type SAB(r)c[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.94' × 1.34'[1]
Other designations
MCG -02-03-050, 2MASX J00564266-0954500, IRAS 00542-1010, F00541-1011, 6dF J0056427-095450, PGC 3377.[1]

NGC 309 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1876 by Wilhelm Tempel.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0309. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
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