NGC 2300 | |
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![]() NGC 2300 next to nearby galaxy
NGC 2276 | |
Observation data ( J2000 [1] epoch) | |
Constellation | Cepheus |
Right ascension | 07h 32m 20.5s [1] |
Declination | +85° 42′ 31.9″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.00641 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,917 km/s [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.76 [2] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | −22.0 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA00 [2] |
Other designations | |
PGC 21231, APG 114, UGC 3798, MCG +14-04-031, 2MASS J07322048+8542319 [3] [1] |
NGC 2300 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cepheus. [4] It was discovered in 1871 by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly using an 18 cm telescope. [3]
NGC 2300 | |
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![]() NGC 2300 next to nearby galaxy
NGC 2276 | |
Observation data ( J2000 [1] epoch) | |
Constellation | Cepheus |
Right ascension | 07h 32m 20.5s [1] |
Declination | +85° 42′ 31.9″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.00641 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,917 km/s [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.76 [2] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | −22.0 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA00 [2] |
Other designations | |
PGC 21231, APG 114, UGC 3798, MCG +14-04-031, 2MASS J07322048+8542319 [3] [1] |
NGC 2300 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cepheus. [4] It was discovered in 1871 by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly using an 18 cm telescope. [3]