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NGC 357

Coordinates: Sky map 01h 03m 21.9s, -06° 20′ 21″
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NGC 357
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 357
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 03m 21.9s[1]
Declination−06° 20′ 21″[1]
Redshift0.008026[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity2,406 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.14[1]
Characteristics
TypeG[1]
Apparent size (V)2.4' × 1.7'[1]
Other designations
MCG -01-03-081, 2MASX J01032187-0620213, 2MASXi J0103218-062015, 6dF J0103218-062021, PGC 3768.[1]

NGC 357 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 10, 1785 by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, small, irregularly round, suddenly brighter middle, 14th magnitude star 20 arcsec to northeast."[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0357. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved November 13, 2016.

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