NGC 293

Barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus

NGC 293
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 54m 15.9s[1]
Declination−07° 14′ 08″[1]
Redshift0.019143[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,739 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.23[1]
Characteristics
TypeSBb[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1' × 0.9'[1]
Other designations
MCG -01-03-030, 2MASX J00541594-0714079, 2MASXi J0054159-071406, IRAS 00517-0730, F00517-0730, 6dF J0054160-071408, PGC 3195.[1]

NGC 293 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0293. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 17, 2016.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 293 at Wikimedia Commons
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