NGC 276

Galaxy located in the constellation Cetus

NGC 276
NGC 276
NGC 276 as seen by DECam. The galaxy at the top is KOSS 004941.1-225538
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 52m 06.6s[1]
Declination−22° 40′ 49″[1]
Redshift0.046826[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity14,038 km/s[1]
Distance626 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.68[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB[3]
Apparent size (V)1.0' × 0.4'[1]
Other designations
ESO 474- G 034, IC 1591, MCG -04-03-021, 2MASX J00520656-2240486, IRAS 00496-2257, ESO-LV 4740340, 6dF J0052065-224049, PGC 3054.[1]

NGC 276 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 626 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller and was later also observed by DeLisle Stewart.[4]

John Dreyer, creator of the New General Catalogue describes the object as "extremely faint, pretty small, extended 265°, 11 magnitude star 3 arcmin to north". The galaxy's right ascension was later corrected in the Index Catalogue using the observation data by Stewart.[4]

See also

  • List of NGC objects (1–1000)
  • Pisces (constellation)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0276. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ^ a b An object's distance from Earth can be determined 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. ^ "NGC 276". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  4. ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 15, 2016.

External links

  • NGC 276 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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