NGC 287

NGC 287
SDSS image of NGC 287
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	00^h 53^m 28.3^s[1]
Declination	+32° 28′ 56″[1]
Redshift	0.018383[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5,511 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.8[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[2]
Apparent size (V)	0.7' × 0.5'[1]
Other designations
CGCG 501-033, 2MASX J00532830+3228561, 2MASXi J0053283+322856, PGC 3145.[1]

NGC 287 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on November 22, 1827, by John Herschel.^[3]

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0287. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
2. "NGC 287". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 16, 2016.

External links

• Media related to NGC 287 at Wikimedia Commons