NGC 275 explained

NGC 275
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Cetus
Z:0.005817
Type:SBcd
Appmag V:13.16
Size V:1.5' × 1.1'
Dist Ly:63 Mly[2]
Notes:Interacting with NGC 274
Names:MCG -01-03-022, PGC 2984, GC 157, h 70, IRAS 00485-0720.

NGC 275 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 63 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Cetus. It is one of a pair of galaxies, the other being NGC 274. It was discovered on October 9, 1828, by John Herschel.[3]

The galaxy was described as "very faint, small, round, southeastern of 2" by John Dreyer in the New General Catalogue, with the other of the two galaxies being NGC 274.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0275 . September 2, 2016.
  2. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
  3. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299. Cseligman. October 15, 2016.