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galaxy

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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 280 is referenced by 984 other articles, and connects out to list of NGC objects (1–1000), epoch and NGC 241.

It is catalogued under topics including Andromeda (constellation), Astronomical objects discovered in 1785 and Discoveries by William Herschel.

Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Constellation
Andromeda
Right ascension
00 52 30.2
Declination
+24 ° 21 ′ 02 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
3,878 km/s
Type
S
Apparent size v
1.7' × 1.1'

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Andromeda
Distance from Earth
155.60
Image
NGC280 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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catalog code
Gaia DR2 2804782767215871872
Commons category
NGC 280
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1785-12-05
apparent magnitude
12.478
galaxy morphological type
S
redshift
0.033707
right ascension
13.12611067367590
declination
24.35055820671830
radial velocity
9984
epoch
J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 280 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on December 5, 1785 by William Herschel.

References

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 280” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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