| NGC 275 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 275 (left) with NGC 274 (right) (image taken byHubble Space Telescope) | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 51m 04.2s[1] |
| Declination | −07° 04′ 00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005817[1] |
| Distance | 63Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.16[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBcd[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5' × 1.1'[1] |
| Notable features | Interacting withNGC 274 |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -01-03-022,PGC 2984,GC 157,h 70,IRAS 00485-0720.[1] | |
NGC 275 is abarred spiral galaxy located approximately 63 millionlight-years from theSolar System[2] in the constellationCetus. It is one of a pair of galaxies, the other beingNGC 274. It was discovered on October 9, 1828, byJohn Herschel.[3]
The galaxy was described as "very faint, small, round, southeastern of 2" byJohn Dreyer in theNew General Catalogue, with the other of the two galaxies beingNGC 274.[3]
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