NGC 204

Galaxy in the constellation Pisces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NGC 204 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy located approximately 241 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 21, 1786 by William Herschel.[3]

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NGC 204
NGC 204
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 39m 44.3s[1]
Declination+03° 17 58[1]
Redshift0.017986[1]
Distance241 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.8[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA00(s) pec:[1]
Apparent size (V)1.2' × 1.1'[1]
Other designations
UGC 423, CGCG 383-063, MCG +00-02-116, 2MASX J00394426+0317585, PGC 2397.[1]
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