NGC 217 is a spiral or lenticular galaxy located approximately 178 light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 28, 1785 by William Herschel.[3]

NGC 217
NGC 217
SDSS view of NGC 217
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 41m 33.9s[1]
Declination−10° 01′ 17″[1]
Redshift0.013262[1]
Distance178 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.0g[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0/a[1]
Apparent size (V)2.05' × 0.68'[1]
Other designations
MCG -02-02-085, 2MASX J00413390-1001169, 2MASXi J0041339-100117, IRAS F00390-1017, 6dF J0041339-100117, PGC 2482.[1]
NGC 217 (SDSS)

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0217. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. ^ a b An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho 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=Ho
  3. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
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