NGC 286

NGC 286 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 2, 1886 by Francis Leavenworth.^[2]

NGC 286
NGC 286 as taken by the PROMPT 1 Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 53m 30.4s[1]
Declination	−13° 06′ 46″[1]
Redshift	0.036278[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	10,876 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.99[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.3' × 0.9'[1]
Other designations
MCG -02-03-034, 2MASX J00533032-1306461, 6dF J0053303-130646, PGC 3142.[1]