NGC 230

NGC 230 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth.[2]

NGC 230
NGC 230 is the galaxy at the middle bottom. NGC 232 and 235 are at the upper left and IC 1573 is on the right.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 42m 27.2s[1]
Declination−23° 37′ 44″[1]
Redshift0.022546[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.36[1]
Characteristics
TypeSa[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1' × 0.2'[1]
Other designations
ESO 474- G 014, MCG -04-02-037, 2MASX J00422719-2337436, IRAS 00399-2354, ESO-LV 4740140, PGC 2539.[1]

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0230. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 15, 2016.


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