Astronomy:NGC 363
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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 363 | |
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DECam image of NGC 363 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 06m 15.8s[1] |
Declination | −16° 32′ 34″[1] |
Redshift | 0.037499[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 11,242 km/s[1] |
Distance | 417 million ly (128 mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.35[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.25' × 0.25'[1] |
Other designations | |
MCG -03-03-023, 2MASX J01061580-1632343, 2MASXi J0106158-163233, 6dF J0106158-163234, PGC 3911.[1] |
NGC 363 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 28, 1885 by Francis Leavenworth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, extremely small, round."[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0363. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+363&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 350 - 399". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3a.htm#363.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 363.
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