Astronomy:NGC 351

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 351
NGC351 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 351
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 01h 01m 57.8s[1]
Declination−01° 56′ 12″[1]
Redshift0.014093[1]
Helio radial velocity4,225 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.06[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB0/a[1]
Apparent size (V)1.4' × 0.8'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00639, CGCG 384-057, MCG +00-03-057, 2MASX J01015784-0156124, 2MASXi J0101578-015611, IRAS F00593-0212, 6dF J0101577-015612, PGC 3693.[1]

NGC 351 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 10, 1885 by Lewis Swift. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, pretty small, northwestern of 2.", the other being NGC 353.[2]

NGC 351 and NGC 353 (SDSS)

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