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NGC 309

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NGC 309
SDSS image of NGC 309
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 56m 42.6s[1]
Declination−09° 54′ 50″[1]
Redshift0.018886[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,662 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.4g[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(r)c[1]
Apparent size (V)1.94' × 1.34'[1]
Other designations
MCG -02-03-050, 2MASX J00564266-0954500, IRAS 00542-1010, F00541-1011, 6dF J0056427-095450, PGC 3377.[1]

NGC 309 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1876 by Wilhelm Tempel.[2]

Supernovae in NGC 309[3]
Supernova apmag type
2014ef 17.3 Ib
PSN J00564446-0954595 17.2 IIb
2012dt[4] 18.0 IIP
2008cx 17.8 IIb
1999ge 15.5 II

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0309. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  3. ^ 2014ef in NGC 309 (David Bishop)
  4. ^ Transient Name Server: 2012dt
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  • Media related to NGC 309 at Wikimedia Commons