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elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus

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Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension
00 53 29.9
Declination
−13 ° 09 ′ 39 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
11,385 km/s
Type
(R'?)S0
Apparent size v
0.7' × 0.7'

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NGC 0285 DSS.jpg
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catalog code
Gaia DR2 2373222013772929792
Commons category
NGC 285
time of discovery or invention
1886-00-00
galaxy morphological type
E-S0
apparent magnitude
10.727
redshift
0.037976
right ascension
13.37446007984760
declination
-13.16075955813190
radial velocity
11385
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NGC 285 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 2, 1886, by Francis Leavenworth.

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