NGC 307

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NGC 307
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 56m 32.6s[1]
Declination −01° 46′ 19″[1]
Redshift 0.013376[1]
Helio radial velocity 4,010 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.75[1]
Characteristics
Type S0[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.6' × 0.7'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00584, CGCG 384-039, MCG +00-03-035, 2MASX J00563259-0146189, 2MASXi J0056328-014617, 6dF J0056325-014619, PGC 3367.[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 307 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 6, 1831 by John Herschel.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0307. Retrieved September 2, 2016. 
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 20, 2016.