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NGC 379

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NGC 379
NGC 379
SDSS image of NGC 379 and its surroundings
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 07m 15.7s[1]
Declination32° 31′ 13″[1]
Redshift0.018606[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,578 km/s[1]
Distance195.5 million ly (59.944 mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.8[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Apparent size (V)1.4 × 0.7[2]
Other designations
UGC 683, MCG +05-03-050, 2MASX J01071567+3231131, 2MASXi J0107156+323113, PGC 3966[1]

NGC 379 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on September 12, 1784 by William Herschel.[2] It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, small, round, brighter middle".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0379. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "New General Catalog Objects 350 - 399". Courtney Seligman. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  • Media related to NGC 379 at Wikimedia Commons



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