NGC 268
Spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus
NGC 268 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 22, 1785 by William Herschel.
01Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 268: SN 2012W (Type II, mag. 16.6) was discovered by the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey and Stan Howerton on 26 January 2012.
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- NGC268 - SDSS DR14.jpg by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, CC BY 4.0
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