NGC 243
Appearance
NGC 243 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 46m 00.9s[1] |
Declination | +29° 57′ 34″[1] |
Redshift | 0.015968[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.62[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.9' × 0.4'[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 500-082, CGCG 501-001, MCG +05-02-043, 2MASX J00460086+2957340, 2MASXi J0046008+295733, PGC 2687.[1] |
NGC 243 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 18, 1881 by Édouard Stephan.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0243. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Media related to NGC 243 at Wikimedia Commons