NGC 278
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| NGC 278 | |
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 NGC 278 by HST |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Right ascension | 00h 52m 04.3s[1] |
| Declination | +47° 33′ 02″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00209[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 627 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 38.5 Mly (11.8 Mpc)[2] |
| Type | SAB(rs)b[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 2′.1 × 2′.0 [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.5[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 528,[1] PGC 3051[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 278 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. It has a H II nucleus.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 278. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+278&img_stamp=yes&extend=no. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
- ^ "Distance Results for NGC 278". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+278. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ Ho, Luis C.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Sargent, Wallace L. W. (October 1997). "A Search for 'Dwarf' Seyfert Nuclei. III. Spectroscopic Parameters and Properties of the Host Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement 112: pp. 315. doi:10.1086/313041. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=1997ApJS..112..315H
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Coordinates: 
00h 52m 04.3s, +47° 33′ 02″
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