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EntityQ933239· pop 36· linked from 953 articles

barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.00530506534019537
Morphology
Sc
Coordinates
RA 11.9471° · Dec -11.4687°
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Key facts

Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension
00 47 47.309
Declination
−11 ° 28 ′ 07.31 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
1585 km/s
Distance
59.16 ± 4.75 Mly (18.140 ± 1.457 Mpc )
Absolute magnitude v
− 19.59
Type
SAB(rs)bc
Size
53,200 ly (16,310 pc )
Apparent size v
3.0 ′ × 2.5 ′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
21.63
Image
NGC 255 DECam.png
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catalog code
LEDA 2802
radial velocity
1610
Commons category
NGC 255
time of discovery or invention
1785-11-27
redshift
0.005337
apparent magnitude
9.673
galaxy morphological type
SBc
right ascension
11.9471208
declination
-11.4686972

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NGC 255 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 27, 1785, by Frederick William Herschel.

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