Astronomy:NGC 349

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 349
NGC349 - NGC350 - SDSS DR14.png
SDSS image of NGC 349 (right) and NGC 350 (left)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 01h 01m 50.7s[1]
Declination−06° 47′ 59″[1]
Redshift0.019967[1]
Helio radial velocity5,986 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.19[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Apparent size (V)1.3' × 0.9'[1]
Other designations
MCG -01-03-068, 2MASX J01015074-0647594, PGC 3687, PMN J0101-0648.[1]

NGC 349 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth. It was described by John Louis Emil Dreyer as "very faint, very small."[2]

NGC 349 (2MASS)

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