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Lenticular or spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 240 is a lenticular or spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 22, 1886 by Lewis Swift.[2]
NGC 240 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 45m 01.9s[1] |
Declination | +06° 06′ 48″[1] |
Redshift | 0.040825[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.49[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0/a[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.0' × 0.9'[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 00473, CGCG 410-003, MCG +01-03-001, 2MASX J00450192+0606482, PGC 2653.[1] |
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