NGC 217

NGC 217
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 41m 33.9s[1]
Declination −10° 01 17[1]
Redshift 0.013262[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.0g[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
Apparent size (V) 2.05' × 0.68'[1]
Other designations
MCG -02-02-085, 2MASX J00413390-1001169, 2MASXi J0041339-100117, IRAS F00390-1017, 6dF J0041339-100117, PGC 2482.[1]

NGC 217 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 28, 1785 by William Herschel.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0217. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
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