Galaxy in constellation Andromeda
| NGC 304 |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) |
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| Constellation | Andromeda |
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| Right ascension | 00h 56m 06.0s[1] |
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| Declination | +24° 07′ 37″[1] |
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| Redshift | 0.016648[1] |
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| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,991 km/s[1] |
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| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.01[1] |
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| Characteristics |
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| Type | S0[2] |
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| Apparent size (V) | 1.1' × 0.7'[1] |
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| Other designations |
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| UGC 00573, CGCG 480-023, MCG +04-03-018, 2MASX J00560603+2407367, 2MASXi J0056060+240735, PGC 3326.[1] |
NGC 304 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 23, 1878, by Édouard Stephan.[3]
One supernova, SN 2021dnn (type Ia, mag. 15.3), was discovered in NGC 304 on 22 February, 2021.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0304. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ "NGC 304". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2021dnn. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
External links
Media related to NGC 304 at Wikimedia Commons
| NGC | |
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| PGC | - PGC 3322
- PGC 3323
- PGC 3324
- PGC 3325
- PGC 3326
- PGC 3327
- PGC 3328
- PGC 3329
- PGC 3330
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| UGC | - UGC 569
- UGC 570
- UGC 571
- UGC 572
- UGC 573
- UGC 574
- UGC 575
- UGC 576
- UGC 577
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