NGC 276

NGC 276
NGC 276
NGC 276 as seen by DECam. The galaxy at the top is KOSS 004941.1-225538
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 52m 06.6s
Declination−22° 40′ 49″
Redshift0.046826
Heliocentric radial velocity14,038 km/s
Distance626 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)15.68
Characteristics
TypeSB
Apparent size (V)1.0' × 0.4'
Other designations
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 in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller and was later also observed by DeLisle Stewart.

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0276. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. 1 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. ↑ "NGC 276". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  4. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 15, 2016.