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Galaxy in the constellation Phoenix

NGC 28
NGC 28 is the elliptical galaxy on the right. NGC 31 is the spiral galaxy on the left. (DECam)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Phoenix
Right ascension	00 10 25.2
Declination	−56° 59′ 21″
Redshift	0.032156
Heliocentric radial velocity	9640 ± 45 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.4
Characteristics
Type	E
Apparent size (V)	1.5'
Other designations
PGC 730

NGC 28 is an elliptical galaxy located in the Phoenix constellation. It was discovered on 28 October 1834 by John Herschel.

References

^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0028. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
"NGC 28". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". cseligman.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

External links

Media related to NGC 28 at Wikimedia Commons
NGC 28 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

v t e Astronomical catalogs
NGC	NGC 23 NGC 24 NGC 25 NGC 26 NGC 27 NGC 28 NGC 29 NGC 30 NGC 31 NGC 32 NGC 33
PGC	PGC 726 PGC 727 PGC 728 PGC 729 PGC 730 PGC 731 PGC 732 PGC 733 PGC 734

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Constellation of Phoenix

Bayer	α (Ankaa) β γ δ ε ζ (Wurren) η θ ι κ λ λ μ ν ξ π ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω
Variable	RV SX YZ AD AE AI AW AZ BB BD
HR	6 23 73 109 111 120 140 148 162 171 198 202 209 229 299 350 408 411 443 447 519 524 537 574 588 632 636 659 686 698 706 8910 8920 8929 8959 8993 9001 9046 9077 9082
HD	2039 5388 6434 (Nenque) 8535 9895 11421 13218 13387 223549 224782
Other	CD-44 170 BPM 30551 HE 0107-5240 NGC 405 WASP-4 WASP-5 WASP-18 WASP-29 WASP-96 WD 2359-434

Exoplanets	HD 142 b HD 2039 b HD 6434 b HD 8535 b HIP 65Ab WASP-4b WASP-5b WASP-18b WASP-96b

NGC	25 28 31 37 87 88 89 92 98 119 159 212 238 312 319 322 323 324 328 348 368 454 482 625
Other	Phoenix Dwarf

Galaxy clusters	El Gordo Phoenix Cluster Robert's Quartet