NGC 228

NGC 228
SDSS image of NGC 228 (center)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	00^h 42^m 54.5^s[1]
Declination	+23° 30′ 11″[1]
Redshift	0.024737[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.57[1]
Characteristics
Type	SBa[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.2' × 1.1'[1]
Other designations
UGC 458, CGCG 479-062, MCG +04-02-048, 2MASX J00425452+2330108, 2MASXi J0042545+233011, PGC 2563.[1]

NGC 228 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 10, 1879 by Édouard Stephan.[2]

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0228. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved September 17, 2016.

External links

• Media related to NGC 228 at Wikimedia Commons