NGC 235 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. Its companion, PGC 2570, appears in the line of sight of NGC 235, but has no relation with NGC 235. This pair was first discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886. Dreyer, the compiler of the catalogue, described the galaxy as "extremely faint, small, round, brighter middle and nucleus".
Galaxies in the constellation Cetus
NGC 235
All data from the card 11
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Right ascension
- 00h 42m 53.2s
- Declination
- −23° 32′ 36″
- Redshift
- 0.022229
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 6664 km/h
- Galactocentric velocity
- 6674 km/h
- Distance
- 78.3 ± 5.5 Mpc (255.6 ± 20.9 Mly)
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- 14.5
- Type
- S0/(r)a? pec
- Size
- 120 kly across
- Apparent size (V)
- 1.3' x 0.7'
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