NGC 333

NGC 333
DECam image of NGC 333
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 58m 51.2s
Declination−16° 28′ 13″
Redshift0.055671
Heliocentric radial velocity16226 km/s
Distance638.9 Mly (195.88 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)14.90
Characteristics
TypeS0
Apparent size (V)1.6' × 1.0'
Other designations
PGC 3519

NGC 333 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 755 million light years away in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1877 by Wilhelm Tempel. It is recorded as NGC 333 in the New General Catalogue. It has a companion galaxy, named PGC 3073571, which is presumed to be a physical pair with NGC 333.

NGC 333's location is 00 58 51.2987945616 (R.A.) and -16 28 08.952040380 (Dec.). Its radial velocity is 16226 km/s.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0333. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "NGC 333". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. S2CID 250737862. 50.
  4. ↑ "Search specification: NGC 333". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved November 1, 2016.