NGC 28
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NGC 28 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Phoenix |
Right ascension | 00h 10m 25.2s[1] |
Declination | −56° 59′ 21″[1] |
Redshift | 0.032156[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 9640 ± 45 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.4[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E |
Apparent size (V) | 1.5'[1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 730[2] |
NGC 28 is an elliptical galaxy located in the Phoenix constellation. It was discovered on 28 October 1834 by John Herschel.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0028. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "NGC 28". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". cseligman.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Media related to NGC 28 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 28 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images