NGC 271
Appearance
NGC 271 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 50m 41.8s[1] |
Declination | −01° 54′ 37″[1] |
Redshift | 0.013773[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.91[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SBab[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.1' × 1.7'[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 00519, CGCG 384-013, MCG +00-03-012, 2MASX J00504184-0154367, 2MASXi J0050418-015433, IRAS F00481-0211, 6dF J0050419-015437, PGC 2949.[1] |
NGC 271 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 1, 1785 by William Herschel.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0271. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
External links
- Media related to NGC 271 at Wikimedia Commons