NGC 235

NGC 235
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 235
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 42m 53.2s[1]
Declination	−23° 32′ 36″[1]
Redshift	0.022229 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6664 km/h [1]
Galactocentric velocity	6674 km/h [1]
Distance	78.3 ± 5.5 Mpc (255.6 ± 20.9 Mly) [1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.5 [1]
Characteristics
Type	S0/(r)a? pec [2]
Size	120 kly across
Apparent size (V)	1.3' x 0.7'
Other designations
ESO 352-IG 066, ESO 012138-3519.7, PGC 5120 [1]

NGC 235 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. Its companion, PGC 2570, appears in the line of sight of NGC 235, but has no relation with NGC 235. This pair was first discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886. Dreyer, the compiler of the catalogue, described the galaxy as "extremely faint, small, round, brighter middle and nucleus".^[2]

References

External links

• Media related to NGC 235 at Wikimedia Commons