NGC 203 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 203 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 39m 39.5s [1] |
Declination | +03° 26′ 34″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.017415 [1] |
Distance | 233 Mly [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.97 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.9' × 0.3' [1] |
Other designations | |
NGC 211, CGCG 383-061, MCG +00-02-114, 2MASX J00393952+0326345, PGC 2393. [1] |
NGC 203 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 233 million light-years from the Solar System [2] in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 19, 1873 by Ralph Copeland. [3]
The galaxy is also listed as NGC 211 in the New General Catalogue.