NGC 333
Interacting galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 333 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 755 million light years away[5] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1877 by Wilhelm Tempel. It is recorded as NGC 333 in the New General Catalogue. It has a companion galaxy, named PGC 3073571, which is presumed to be a physical pair with NGC 333.[5]
| NGC 333 | |
|---|---|
DECam image of NGC 333 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 58m 51.2s[1] |
| Declination | −16° 28′ 13″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.055671[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 16226 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 638.9 Mly (195.88 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.90[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.6' × 1.0'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 3519[2] | |
NGC 333's location is 00 58 51.2987945616 (R.A.) and -16 28 08.952040380 (Dec.). Its radial velocity is 16226 km/s.
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