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Galaxy located in the constellation Cetus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 270 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on December 10, 1798 by William Herschel.[2]
NGC 270 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 50m 32.5s[1] |
Declination | −08° 39′ 06″[1] |
Redshift | 0.012585[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.97[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.7' × 1.5'[1] |
Other designations | |
MCG -02-03-027, 2MASX J00503252-0839057, IRAS F00480-0855, 6dF J0050325-083906, PGC 2938.[1] |
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