NGC 278
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NGC 278 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
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Constellation | Cassiopeia |
Right ascension | 00h 52m 04.3s[1] |
Declination | +47° 33′ 02″[1] |
Redshift | 627 ± 1 km/s[1] |
Type | SAB(rs)b[1] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 2′.1 × 2′.0 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.5[1] |
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
- ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 278. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
- ^ Ho, Luis C.; Filippenko, Alexei V. & Sargent, Wallace L. W. (October 1997), “A Search for 'Dwarf' Seyfert Nuclei. III. Spectroscopic Parameters and Properties of the Host Galaxies”, Astrophysical Journal Supplement 112: 315