NGC 307
NGC 307 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 6, 1831 by John Herschel.[2]
| NGC 307 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 307 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 56m 32.6s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 46′ 19″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013376[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,010 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.75[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.6' × 0.7'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 00584, CGCG 384-039, MCG +00-03-035, 2MASX J00563259-0146189, 2MASXi J0056328-014617, 6dF J0056325-014619, PGC 3367.[1] | |
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0307. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
External links
Media related to NGC 307 at Wikimedia Commons
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