NGC 204
{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Pisces}}
{{Infobox galaxy
| name = NGC 204
| epoch = J2000
| ra = {{RA|00|39|44.3}}{{cite web
| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
| work=Results for NGC 0204
| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+204&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES
| access-date=2016-09-02}}
| constellation name = Pisces
| dist_ly = 241 MlyAn object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
| notes =
| names = UGC 423, CGCG 383-063, MCG +00-02-116, 2MASX J00394426+0317585, PGC 2397.
|image = NGC 0204 SDSS.jpg
|upright = 1.35
|alt = NGC 204}}
NGC 204 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy located approximately 241 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 21, 1786 by William Herschel.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2.htm#204|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=September 10, 2016}}
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External links
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- [http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC204 SEDS]
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{{Catalogs|PGC=2397|UGC=423|NGC=204}}
Category:Unbarred lenticular galaxies
Category:Pisces (constellation)
Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1786
Category:Discoveries by William Herschel
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