NGC 217

NGC 217
SDSS view of NGC 217
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00^h 41^m 33.9^s[1]
Declination	−10° 01′ 17″[1]
Redshift	0.013262[1]
Distance	178 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.0g[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0/a[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.05' × 0.68'[1]
Other designations
MCG -02-02-085, 2MASX J00413390-1001169, 2MASXi J0041339-100117, IRAS F00390-1017, 6dF J0041339-100117, PGC 2482.[1]

NGC 217 is a spiral or lenticular galaxy located approximately 178 light-years from the Solar System^[2] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 28, 1785 by William Herschel.^[3]

NGC 217 (SDSS)

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0217. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
2. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=H_o
3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 15, 2016.

External links

• Media related to NGC 217 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 217 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS