| NGC 208 | |
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| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 40m 17.6s[1] |
| Declination | +02° 45′ 23″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017072[1] |
| Distance | 229Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.17[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.7' × 0.7'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 383-064,MCG +00-02-118,2MASX J00401757+0245235,PGC 2420.[1] | |
NGC 208 is aspiral galaxy located approximately 229 millionlight-years from theSolar System[2] in the constellationPisces. It was discovered on October 5, 1863, byAlbert Marth.[3]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 208: SN 2024luo (type Ia, mag. 17.2).[4]
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