NGC 260
| NGC 260 | |
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 SDSS image of NGC 260 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 48m 34.6s[1] |
| Declination | +27° 41′ 33″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017385[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.23[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Scd[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.9' × 0.9'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 00497, CGCG 480-009, MCG +04-03-006, 2MASX J00483464+2741329, 2MASXi J0048346+274133, IRAS 00458+2725, F00458+2725, PGC 2844.[1] | |
NGC 260 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on August 27, 1865 by Heinrich d'Arrest.[2]
It is part of a galaxy group known as LGG 12, which has 5 core members, which are NGC 252, UGC 470, UGC 501 and CGCG 500-92[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0260. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
External links
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Media related to NGC 260 at Wikimedia Commons
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