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| NGC 262 | |
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 NGC 262 as imaged by the SDSS. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 48m 47.14154s[1] |
| Declination | +31° 57′ 25.08″[1] |
| Distance | 287 million light-years (88 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.1 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0a |
| Apparent size (V) | 1,1' × 1,1' |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J00484711+3157249, UGC 499, Markarian 348 [1] | |
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NGC 262 (also known as Markarian 348) is a spiral galaxy in the cluster LGG 14.[1] It is a Seyfert 2 spiral galaxy located 287 million light years away in the constellation Andromeda.[2] It was discovered on September 17, 1885 by Lewis A. Swift.