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Galaxy in the constellation Pisces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 203 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 233 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 19, 1873 by Ralph Copeland.[3]
NGC 203 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 203 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 39m 39.5s[1] |
Declination | +03° 26′ 34″[1] |
Redshift | 0.017415[1] |
Distance | 233 Mly[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.97[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.9' × 0.3'[1] |
Other designations | |
NGC 211, CGCG 383-061, MCG +00-02-114, 2MASX J00393952+0326345, PGC 2393.[1] |
The galaxy is also listed as NGC 211 in the New General Catalogue.
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