NGC 228
Appearance
NGC 228 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 42m 54.5s[1] |
Declination | 23° 30′ 11″[1] |
Redshift | 0.024737[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.57[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SBa[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.2' × 1.1'[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 458, CGCG 479-062, MCG 04-02-048, 2MASX J00425452 2330108, 2MASXi J0042545 233011, PGC 2563.[1] |
NGC 228 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 10, 1879 by Édouard Stephan.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0228. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Media related to NGC 228 at Wikimedia Commons