NGC 278

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NGC 278
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Constellation: Cassiopeia
Right ascension: 00h 52m 04.3s[1]
Declination: +47° 33′ 02″[1]
Redshift: 627 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance:
Type: SAB(rs)b[1]
Apparent dimensions (V): 2′.1 × 2′.0 [1]
Apparent magnitude (V): 11.5[1]
Notable features:
Other designations
UGC 528,[1] PGC 3051[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies


NGC 278 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. It has a H II nucleus.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 278. Retrieved on February 1, 2007.
  2. ^ Ho, Luis C.; Alexei V. Filippenko & Wallace L. W. Sargent (October 1997), "A Search for 'Dwarf' Seyfert Nuclei. III. Spectroscopic Parameters and Properties of the Host Galaxies", Astrophysical Journal Supplement 112: 315