NGC 278

NGC 278

NGC 278 by HST
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cassiopeia
Right ascension 00h 52m 04.3s[1]
Declination +47° 33′ 02″[1]
Redshift 0.00209[1]
Helio radial velocity 627 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance 38.5 Mly
(11.8 Mpc)[2]
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.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 278. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+278&img_stamp=yes&extend=no. Retrieved 2007-02-01. 
  2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 278". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+278. Retrieved 2010-05-03. 
  3. ^ 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: pp. 315. doi:10.1086/313041. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=1997ApJS..112..315H 

Coordinates: 00h 52m 04.3s, +47° 33′ 02″