NGC 260
| Galaxy NGC 260 |
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![NGC 260 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC260_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 260 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 48 m 34.6 s |
| declination | + 27 ° 41 ′ 33 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Scd pec: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 252 group LGG 12 |
| Redshift | 0.017385 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 5212 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(240 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (73.5 ± 5.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | August 27, 1865 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 260 • UGC 497 • PGC 2844 • CGCG 480-009 • MCG + 04-03-006 • IRAS 00458 + 2725 • 2MASX J00483464 + 2741329 • GC 5118 • GALEX ASC J004834.70 + 274133.5 • HOLM 23C • NVSS J004835 + 274122 | |
NGC 260 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type Sc / P in the constellation Andromeda the northern sky . It is estimated to be 240 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is a member of the NGC 252 group, or LGG 12 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 252 , NGC 258 , IC 1584 .
The object was discovered on August 27, 1865 by the German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest .
Web links
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