| NGC 270 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 270 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 50m 32.5s[1] |
| Declination | −08° 39′ 06″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.012585[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.97[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.7' × 1.5'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -02-03-027,2MASX J00503252-0839057,IRAS F00480-0855,6dF J0050325-083906,PGC 2938.[1] | |
NGC 270 is alenticular galaxy in the constellationCetus. It was discovered on December 10, 1798 byWilliam Herschel.[2]
Media related toNGC 270 at Wikimedia Commons