NGC 337
Appearance
NGC 337 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 337 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 59m 50.1s[1] |
Declination | −07° 34′ 41″[1] |
Redshift | 0.005490[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,646 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.46[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(s)d[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.9' × 1.8'[1] |
Other designations | |
MCG -01-03-053, 2MASX J00595009-0734406, 2MASXi J0059500-073435, IRAS 00573-0750, F00573-0750, 6dF J0059500-073441, PGC 3572, PMN J0059-0734.[1] |
NGC 337 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 10, 1785 by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, large, extended, gradually a little brighter middle, 10th magnitude star 21 seconds of time to the east."[2]
Supernova
NGC 337 had hosted one supernova, SN 2014cx.
References
External links
Media related to NGC 337 at Wikimedia Commons