Astronomy:NGC 378
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor
| NGC 378 | |
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 Spiral galaxy NGC 378 with DECam. The galaxy on the upper left is LEDA 3913. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 01h 06m 12.223s[1] |
| Declination | 30° 10′ 41.17″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.032062[1] |
| Distance | 389 Mly (119.5 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.1[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)c[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.65′ × 1.3′[3] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 3907, AM 0103-302, ESO 412-5, IRAS 01038-3026, MCG -5-3-24 | |
NGC 378 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 28, 1834 by John Herschel.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NGC 378". Simbad. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+378&submit=SIMBAD+search.
- ↑ "Results for Object NGC 0378". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ui/?q=objsearch&omegam=0.27&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&objname=NGC%20378&hconst=73&img_stamp=YES&list_limit=5&of=pre_text&out_equinox=J2000.0&corr_z=1&omegav=0.73&obj_sort=RA%20or%20Longitude.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3a.htm#378.
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