NGC 391
Appearance
NGC 391 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 07m 22.6s[1] |
Declination | +00° 55′ 33″[1] |
Redshift | 0.017882[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,361 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.1g[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | G[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.89' × 0.75'[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 00693, CGCG 384-077, MCG +00-03-075, 2MASX J01072255+0055331, PGC 3976.[1] |
NGC 391 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on January 8, 1853 by George Bond. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, small, mottled but not resolved (Auwers 9)."[2]