NGC 285

NGC 285 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 2, 1886 by Francis Leavenworth.[2]

NGC 285
NGC 285 as taken by the PROMPT 1 Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00^h 53^m 29.9^s[1]
Declination	−13° 09′ 39″[1]
Redshift	0.037976[1]
Helio radial velocity	11,385 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	15[1]
Characteristics
Apparent size (V)	0.7' × 0.7'[1]
Other designations
MCG -02-03-033, 2MASX J00532985-1309381, PGC 3141.[1]

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0285. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299". Cseligman. Retrieved October 16, 2016.

External links

• Media related to NGC 285 at Wikimedia Commons