NGC 274 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is a pair of galaxies, the other being NGC 275, which it is currently interacting with. It was discovered on September 10, 1785 by William Herschel.[2] It is roughly 120 million light-years away.
| NGC 274 | |
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NGC 274 with its companion, NGC 275 (image taken by SDSS)
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h51m 01.8s[1] |
| Declination | −07° 03′ 25″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005837[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.80[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5' × 1.5'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG-01-03-021, Arp 140, PGC 2980.[1] | |
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