NGC 333
NGC 333 | |
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![]() DSS image of NGC 333 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 58m 51.2s[1] |
Declination | −16° 28′ 13″[1] |
Redshift | 0.055671[2] |
Helio radial velocity | 16226 km/s[2] |
Distance | 638.9 Mly (195.88 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.90[4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.6' × 1.0'[1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 3519[2] |
NGC 333 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 755 million light years away[5] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1877 by Wilhelm Tempel. It has a companion galaxy, named , which is presumed to be a physical pair of NGC 333.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0333. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ a b c "NGC 333". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ 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. 50.
- ^ "Search specification: NGC 333". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
Categories:
- NGC objects
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1877
- Cetus (constellation)
- Lenticular galaxies
- Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects
- Lenticular galaxy stubs