NGC 268

NGC 268 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 22, 1785 by William Herschel.^[2]

NGC 268
SDSS image of NGC 268
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 50m 09.5s[1]
Declination	−05° 11′ 37″[1]
Redshift	0.018326[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.41[1]
Characteristics
Type	SBbc[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.6' × 1.1'[1]
Other designations
MCG -01-03-017, 2MASX J00500956-0511376, 2MASXi J0050095-051136, IRAS 00476-0527, F00476-0527, 6dF J0050096-051137, PGC 2927.[1]