NGC 274
NGC 274 with its companion, NGC 275 (image taken by SDSS)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 51m 01.8s[1]
Declination−07° 03 25[1]
Redshift0.005837[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.80[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Apparent size (V)1.5' × 1.5'[1]
Other designations
MCG-01-03-021, Arp 140, PGC 2980.[1]

NGC 274 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is a pair of galaxies, the other being NGC 275, which it is currently interacting with. It was discovered on September 10, 1785 by William Herschel.[2] It is roughly 120 million light-years away.

NGC 274 and NGC 275 with Hubble Wide Field Camera 3

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NED results for object NGC 0274". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 15, 2016.


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