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elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus

Key facts

Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension
00 53 29.9
Declination
−13 ° 09 ′ 39 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
11,385 km/s
Type
(R'?)S0
Apparent size v
0.7' × 0.7'

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 285 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 2, 1886, by Francis Leavenworth.

References

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q731995” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.