NGC 359

NGC 359
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 04m 16.9s[1]
Declination −00° 45′ 54″[1]
Redshift 0.017803[1]
Helio radial velocity 5,337 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.3g[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.10' × 0.78'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00662, CGCG 384-066, MCG +00-03-066, 2MASX J01041697-0045532, 2MASXi J0104169-004555, PGC 3817.[1]

NGC 359 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 2, 1864 by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, very small."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0359. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
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