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galaxy

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Constellation
Andromeda
Right ascension
00 52 30.2
Declination
+24 ° 21 ′ 02 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
3,878 km/s
Type
S
Apparent size v
1.7' × 1.1'

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Distance from Earth
155.60
Image
NGC280 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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catalog code
Gaia DR2 2804782767215871872
Commons category
NGC 280
time of discovery or invention
1785-12-05
apparent magnitude
12.478
galaxy morphological type
S
redshift
0.033707
right ascension
13.12611067367590
declination
24.35055820671830
radial velocity
9984
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NGC 280 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on December 5, 1785 by William Herschel.

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