NGC 289

NGC 289
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 289
Observation data
Right ascension	00^h 52^m 42.4^s^[1]
Declination	−31° 12′ 21.0″^[1]
Redshift	0.0054^[1]
Helio radial velocity	1628.8 km/h^[1]
Distance (comoving)	21.0 mpc^[1]
Distance	68.5 mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.0^[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	11.4^[1]
Characteristics
Type	SBbc^[1]
Apparent size (V)	3.1' x 2.5'^[2]
Other designations
MCG -05-03-010, PGC 3089, 2MASSX J00524236-3112209, IRAS 00502-3128

NGC 289 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor. The compiler of the New General Catalogue, John Louis Emil Dreyer noted that NGC 289 was "pretty bright, large, extended, between 2 considerably bright stars". It was discovered on September 27, 1834 by John Herschel.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NGC 289". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
1 2 3 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Retrieved 2015-09-30.

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