NGC 271

NGC 271
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 50m 41.8s[1]
Declination −01° 54 37[1]
Redshift 0.013773[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.91[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
Apparent size (V) 2.1' × 1.7'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00519, CGCG 384-013, MCG +00-03-012, 2MASX J00504184-0154367, 2MASXi J0050418-015433, IRAS F00481-0211, 6dF J0050419-015437, PGC 2949.[1]

NGC 271 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 1, 1785 by William Herschel.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0271. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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