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NGC 304
SDSS image of NGC 304
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 56m 06.0s[1]
Declination+24° 07′ 37″[1]
Redshift0.016648[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4,991 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.01[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[2]
Apparent size (V)1.1' × 0.7'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00573, CGCG 480-023, MCG +04-03-018, 2MASX J00560603+2407367, 2MASXi J0056060+240735, PGC 3326.[1]

NGC 304 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 23, 1878, by Édouard Stephan.[3]

One supernova, SN 2021dnn (type Ia, mag. 15.3), was discovered in NGC 304 on 22 February, 2021.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0304. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "NGC 304". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  3. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2021dnn. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

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