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lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus

Key facts

Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension
00 53 30.4
Declination
−13 ° 06 ′ 46 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
10,876 km/s
Type
S0
Apparent size v
1.3' × 0.9'

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 286 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 2, 1886 by Francis Leavenworth.

References

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q604891” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.