Astronomy:NGC 342
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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 342 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 342 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 00m 49.8s[1] |
| Declination | −06° 46′ 21″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.019403[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5,817 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.41[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.6' × 0.3'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -01-03-058, 2MASX J01004985-0646207, 2MASXi J0100498-064620, 6dF J0100499-064621, PGC 3631.[1] | |
NGC 342 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small."[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0342. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+342&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3.htm#342.
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