NGC 356
Appearance
NGC 356 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 356 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 03m 07.1s[1] |
Declination | −06° 59′ 18″[1] |
Redshift | 0.019650[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,891 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.08[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SABbc[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.5' × 0.8'[1] |
Other designations | |
MCG -01-03-078, 2MASX J01030710-0659182, 2MASXi J0103071-065918, IRAS 01005-0715, PGC 3754.[1] |
NGC 356 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, irregularly round."[2]
References
External links
Media related to NGC 356 at Wikimedia Commons