NGC 278
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| NGC 278 | |
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NGC 278 by HST
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Right ascension | 00h 52m 04.3s[1] |
| Declination | +47° 33′ 02″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00209[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 627 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 38.5 Mly (11.8 Mpc)[2] |
| Type | SAB(rs)b[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 2′.1 × 2′.0 [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.5[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 528,[1] PGC 3051[1] | |
NGC 278 is a spiral galaxy (barred for some authors[3]) in the constellation Cassiopeia. It has a H II nucleus.[4]
Characteristics
NGC 278 is a small and compact high-surface brightness galaxy with high star formation rate taking place in an inner ring with a radius of 2 kiloparsecs, that may have been triggered by the merger with a smaller companion.[5]
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Coordinates: 
00h 52m 04.3s, +47° 33′ 02″
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