| NGC 297 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 297 (below right of center) | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 54m 58.9s[1] |
| Declination | −07° 20′ 59″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.050778[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 15223 km/s |
| Distance | 717Mly (219.7Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.27[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | cE3: pec?[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.33' × 0.29'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J00545892-0720591,6dF J0054589-072059,[1]PGC 1020464 | |
NGC 297 is anelliptical galaxy in the constellationCetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864, byAlbert Marth[2] and is classified as type E3, based ongalaxy morphological classification.[3]
To date, according toredshift measurements, a current distance of 236Mpc (~770Mly) is given for NGC 297. This value falls within the range ofHubble distance values.[4]
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