NGC 209

NGC 209 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 175 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 9, 1885, by Francis Leavenworth.^[3]

NGC 209
NGC 209 as seen with DECam
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 39m 03.6s[1]
Declination	−18° 36′ 30″[1]
Redshift	0.013112[1]
Distance	175 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.74[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA0− pec:[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.4' × 1.1'[1]
Other designations
ESO 540- G 008, MCG -03-02-031, 2MASX J00390357-1836299, 2MASXi J0039035-183629, ESO-LV 5400080, PGC 2338.[1]