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NGC 252

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NGC 252
SDSS image of NGC 252
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 48m 01.484s[1]
Declination+27° 37′ 25.76″[1]
Redshift0.016471[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity4938[2]
Distance245.54 ± 31.56 Mly (75.283 ± 9.677 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.4
Apparent magnitude (B)12.49
Characteristics
Type(R)SA0+(r)[2]
Size121.4 kly (37.23 kpc)[2]
Apparent size (V)1.7′ × 1.309′[2]
Other designations
UGC 491, MGC+04-03-004, PGC 2819[3]

NGC 252 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786.[4]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 252: SN 1998de (type Ia, mag. 18.4).[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 252. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ^ "NGC 252". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ^ "NGC 252 (= PGC 2819)". cseligman. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 1998de. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

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