NGC 208

NGC 208 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 229 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 5, 1863 by Albert Marth.[3]

NGC 208
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	00^h 40^m 17.6^s[1]
Declination	+02° 45′ 23″[1]
Redshift	0.017072[1]
Distance	229 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.17[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sa[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.7' × 0.7'[1]
Other designations
CGCG 383-064, MCG +00-02-118, 2MASX J00401757+0245235, PGC 2420.[1]

See also

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

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0208. 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 13, 2016.

External links

• Media related to NGC 208 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 208 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS