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NGC 291

NGC 291
Object NGC 291 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 291 - galaxy in the constellation Ceti
Type: Sa - spiral galaxy
The angular dimensions: 1.10'x0.6'
magnitude: V=13.9m; B=14.8m
The surface brightness: 13.3 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 0h53m29.8s; Dec= -8°46'3"
redshift (z): 0.019029
The distance from the Sun to NGC 291: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 80.4 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 291 : PGC 3140, MCG -2-3-35, IRAS 00510-0901

Nearby objects: NGC 289, NGC 290, NGC 292, NGC 293

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