NGC 274 explained

NGC 274
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Cetus
Z:0.005837
Type:S0
Appmag V:12.80
Size V:1.5' × 1.5'
Names:MCG-01-03-021, Arp 140, PGC 2980.

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . NED results for object NGC 0274 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299. Cseligman. October 15, 2016.