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Lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 303 |
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| Constellation | Cetus |
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| Right ascension | 00h 54m 54.7s[1] |
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| Declination | −16° 39′ 17″[1] |
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| Redshift | 0.032489[1] |
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| Helio radial velocity | 9,740 km/s[1] |
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| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.15[1] |
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| Type | S0[1] |
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| Apparent size (V) | 0.6' × 0.4'[1] |
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| 2MASX J00545443-1639126, 2MASX J00545471-1639166, 2MASXi J0054547-163916, IRAS F00524-1655, 6dF J0054547-163917, PGC 3240.[1] |
NGC 303 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth.[2]
References[]
New General Catalogue 1 to 499 |
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- Astronomical catalog
- List of NGC objects
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Constellation of Cetus |
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| Stars | | Bayer |
- α (Menkar)
- β (Diphda)
- γ (Kaffaljidhma)
- δ
- ε
- ζ (Baten Kaitos)
- η
- θ
- ι
- κ1
- κ2
- λ
- μ
- ν
- ξ1
- ξ2
- ο (Mira)
- π
- ρ
- σ
- τ
- υ
- φ1
- φ2
- φ3
- φ4
- χ
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| Flamsteed |
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 7
- 9
- 13
- 14
- 20
- 46
- 49
- 56
- 63
- 69
- 75
- 77
- 79
- 81
- 84
- 94
- 25 Ari
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| Variable |
- T
- BL
- VZ (Mira B)
- UV
- YZ
- ZZ
- DK
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| HR | |
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| HD |
- 1690
- 2638
- 4747
- 5319
- 6718
- 7449
- 11506
- 11964
- 15115
- 16008
- 224693 (Axólotl)
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| Other | |
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| Galaxies | |
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| Galaxy clusters |
- Abell 133
- Abell 222
- Abell 223
- Abell 370
- Abell 400
- Gioiello
- IRC 0218
- JKCS 041
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- NGC objects
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1886
- Cetus (constellation)
- Lenticular galaxies
- Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects
- Lenticular galaxy stubs
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