NGC 270

NGC 270
SDSS image of NGC 270
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00^h 50^m 32.5^s[1]
Declination	−08° 39′ 06″[1]
Redshift	0.012585[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.97[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.7' × 1.5'[1]
Other designations
MCG -02-03-027, 2MASX J00503252-0839057, IRAS F00480-0855, 6dF J0050325-083906, PGC 2938.[1]

NGC 270 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on December 10, 1798 by William Herschel.^[2]

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0270. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

External links

• Media related to NGC 270 at Wikimedia Commons