NGC 216
| NGC 216 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 216 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 41m 27.1s[1] |
| Declination | −21° 02′ 44″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005150[1] |
| Distance | 68.8 Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.9r[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.0' × 0.7'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 540- G 015, MCG -04-02-035, 2MASX J00412688-2102529, IRAS F00389-2119, ESO-LV 5400150, 6dF J0041268-210253, PGC 2478.[1] | |
NGC 216 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 68.8 million light-years from the Sun[2] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on December 9, 1784, by William Herschel.[3] It has the appearance of a dusty disk galaxy being viewed from edge-on with a peculiar, one-sided bar.[4]
See also
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[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0216. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- 1 2 An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ↑ Meurer, G. R.; Mackie, G. (1992). Barbuy, Beatriz; Renzini, Alvio (eds.). The Morphology and Stellar Populations of the Dwarf Amorphous Galaxies NGC 216 and NGC 2915. The Stellar Populations of Galaxies: Proceedings of the 149th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Angra dos Reis, Brazil, August 5-9, 1991. Symposium no. 149. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 457. Bibcode:1992IAUS..149..457M.
External links
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Media related to NGC 216 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 216 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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