NGC 303

NGC 303
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00^h 54^m 54.7^s[1]
Declination	−16° 39′ 17″[1]
Redshift	0.032489[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	9,740 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.15[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.6' × 0.4'[1]
Other designations
2MASX J00545443-1639126, 2MASX J00545471-1639166, 2MASXi J0054547-163916, IRAS F00524-1655, 6dF J0054547-163917, PGC 3240.[1]

NGC 303 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth.^[2]

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0303. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 19, 2016.