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barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces

Key facts

Constellation
Pisces
Right ascension
00 43 32.4
Declination
+14 ° 20 ′ 33 ″
Apparent magnitude v
13.3g
Type
SABc
Apparent size v
1.40' × 1.25'

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Pisces
Distance from Earth
62.46
Image
NGC 0234 SDSS.jpg
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catalog code
Gaia DR2 2779466507690707968
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1784-10-14
apparent magnitude
11.768
galaxy morphological type
SABc
Commons category
NGC 234
redshift
0.014850
right ascension
10.88492342173940
declination
14.34260824234740
radial velocity
4425
epoch
J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 234 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 14, 1784, by William Herschel.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 234: SN 2021abze (type II, mag. 16.6).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q1035813” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.