| NGC 227 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 227 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 42m 36.8s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 31′ 44″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017669[1] |
| Distance | 237Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.11[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.6' × 1.3'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 456,CGCG 383-076,MCG +00-02-135,2MASX J00423684-0131436, 2MASXi J0042365-013137,6dF J0042367-013144,PGC 2547.[1] | |
NGC 227 is alenticular galaxy located approximately 237 millionlight-years from theSun[2] in the constellationCetus. It was discovered on October 1, 1785 byWilliam Herschel.[3]
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