NGC 203
| NGC203 | |
|---|---|
 SDSSimage of NGC 203 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h39m39.5s[1] |
| Declination | +03° 26′ 34″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017415[1] |
| Distance | 233Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | 14.97[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size(V) | 0.9' × 0.3'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 211,CGCG383-061,MCG+00-02-114,2MASXJ00393952+0326345,PGC2393.[1] | |
NGC 203is alenticular galaxylocated approximately 233 millionlight-yearsfrom theSolar System[2]in the constellationPisces.It was discovered on December 19, 1873 byRalph Copeland.[3]
The galaxy is also listed asNGC 211in theNew General Catalogue.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdefg"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".Results for NGC 0203.Retrieved2016-09-02.
- ^abAn object's distance from Earth can be determined usingHubble's law:v=Hois Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/ddivided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity andv=Ho
- ^"New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249".Cseligman.RetrievedSeptember 11,2016.
External links
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