| NGC 243 | |
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 SDSS image of NGC 243 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 46m 00.9s[1] |
| Declination | +29° 57′ 34″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015968[1] |
| Group orcluster | NGC 315 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.62[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.9' × 0.4'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 500-082, CGCG 501-001,MCG +05-02-043,2MASX J00460086+2957340, 2MASXi J0046008+295733,PGC 2687.[1] | |
NGC 243 is alenticular galaxy located in the constellationAndromeda. It was discovered on October 18, 1881 byÉdouard Stephan.[2]
According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 243 is a member of theNGC 315 Group (also known asLGG 14). This group contains 42 galaxies, includingNGC 226,NGC 262,NGC 266,NGC 311, NGC 315,NGC 338,IC 43,IC 66, ANDIC 69, among others.[3]
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