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Q1255347
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interacting galaxies in the constellation Cetus
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Vinony's link graph records 952 inbound references to Q1255347, and connects out to list of NGC objects (1–1000), epoch and NGC 241.
Vinony files it under Astronomical objects discovered in 1877, Cetus and Lenticular galaxies.
Vinony links it to 32 Wikipedia language editions.
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- G
- Redshift
- z = 0.05567149637793234
- Morphology
- E-SO
- Coordinates
- RA 14.7137° · Dec -16.4692°
via SIMBAD · CDS Strasbourg
Key facts
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Right ascension
- 00 58 51.2
- Declination
- −16 ° 28 ′ 13 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 16226 km/s
- Distance
- 638.9 Mly (195.88 Mpc )
- Type
- S0
- Apparent size v
- 1.6' × 1.0'
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Distance from Earth
- 197.70
- Image
- NGC 333 DECam.jpg
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- catalog code
- LEDA 3519
- time of discovery or invention
- 1877-00-00
- redshift
- 0.055671
- apparent magnitude
- 10.277
- galaxy morphological type
- -2
- right ascension
- 14.7138083
- declination
- -16.4692472
- radial velocity
- 16226
- Commons category
- NGC 333
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 333 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 755 million light years away in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1877 by Wilhelm Tempel. It is recorded as NGC 333 in the New General Catalogue. It has a companion galaxy, named PGC 3073571, which is presumed to be a physical pair with NGC 333.
NGC 333's location is 00 58 51.2987945616 (R.A.) and -16 28 08.952040380 (Dec.). Its radial velocity is 16226 km/s.
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