NGC 264
| Galaxy NGC 264 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | sculptor |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 48 m 20.9 s |
| declination | -38 ° 14 ′ 04 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0: sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 113 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.016491 ± 0.000157 |
| Radial velocity | 4944 ± 47 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(221 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (67.7 ± 4.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | August 30, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 264 • PGC 2831 • ESO 295-6 • MCG -07-02-016 • 2MASX J00482094-3814038 • GC 147 • h 2350 • | |
NGC 264 is a lenticular galaxy in the Sculptor constellation , located approximately 221 million light years from the Milky Way .
The galaxy NGC 264 was discovered on August 30, 1834 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .