NGC 279

NGC 279 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 1, 1785 by William Herschel.^[2]

NGC 279
SDSS image of NGC 279
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 52m 08.9s[1]
Declination	−02° 13′ 06″[1]
Redshift	0.012936[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	3,878 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.66[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.6' × 1.2'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00532, MRK 0558, CGCG 384-018, MCG +00-03-019a, 2MASX J00520893-0213064, 2MASXi J0052089-021304, IRAS 00495-0229, F00495-0229, PGC 3055, FIRST J005208.9-021306.[1]