NGC 276 explained

NGC 276
Epoch:	J2000
Ra:	^[1]
Constellation Name:	Cetus
Z:	0.046826
H Radial V:	14,038 km/s
Type:	SB^[2]
Appmag V:	15.68
Size V:	1.0' × 0.4'
Upright:	1.35
Dist Ly:	626 Mly^[3]
Names:	ESO 474- G 034, IC 1591, MCG -04-03-021, 2MASX J00520656-2240486, IRAS 00496-2257, ESO-LV 4740340, 6dF J0052065-224049, PGC 3054.

NGC 276 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 626 million light-years from the Solar System^[3] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller and was later also observed by DeLisle Stewart.^[4]

John Dreyer, creator of the New General Catalogue describes the object as "extremely faint, pretty small, extended 265°, 11 magnitude star 3 arcmin to north". The galaxy's right ascension was later corrected in the Index Catalogue using the observation data by Stewart.^[4]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Pisces (constellation)

External links

• • SEDS

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0276 . September 2, 2016.
2. NGC 276.
3. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o 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=H_o
4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299. Cseligman. October 15, 2016.