NGC 301

NGC 301 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 204 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller.[3]

NGC 301
SDSS view of NGC 301
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00^h 56^m 18.3^s[1]
Declination	−10° 40′ 26″[1]
Redshift	0.022667[1]
Helio radial velocity	6,795 km/s
Distance	304 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.1[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sa[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.69' × 0.58'[1]
Other designations
2MASX J00561836-1040258, 6dF J0056183-104026, PGC 3345.[1]

See also

• Spiral galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Cetus (constellation)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0301. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
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 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 18, 2016.

External links

• Media related to NGC 301 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 301 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS