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EntityQ1035929· pop 34· linked from 835 articles

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Sculptor
Right ascension
00 48 20.9
Declination
−38 ° 14 ′ 04 ″
Type
S0
Apparent size v
1.18' × 0.45'

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 264 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on August 30, 1834 by John Herschel.

References

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q1035929” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.