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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 223 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 238 million light-years from Earth.[2] It is located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on January 5, 1853, by George Bond.[3]
NGC 223 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 42m 15.9s[1] |
Declination | +00° 50′ 44″[1] |
Redshift | 0.017772[1] |
Distance | 238 Mly[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.0g[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.42' × 0.29'[1] |
Other designations | |
IC 44, UGC 00450, CGCG 383-074, MCG +00-02-129, 2MASX J00421585+0050432, IRAS F00397+0034, PGC 2527.[1] |
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