NGC 216

NGC 216 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 68.8 million light-years from the Sun[2] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on December 9, 1784 by William Herschel.[3]

NGC 216
SDSS image of NGC 216
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00^h 41^m 27.1^s[1]
Declination	−21° 02′ 44″[1]
Redshift	0.005150[1]
Distance	68.8 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.9r[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.0' × 0.7'[1]
Other designations
ESO 540- G 015, MCG -04-02-035, 2MASX J00412688-2102529, IRAS F00389-2119, ESO-LV 5400150, 6dF J0041268-210253, PGC 2478.[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0216. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
2. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=H_o
3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 15, 2016.

External links

• Media related to NGC 216 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 216 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS