Astronomy:NGC 391
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 391 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 391 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 07m 22.6s[1] |
| Declination | +00° 55′ 33″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017882[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5,361 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.1g[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SA0−:[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.89' × 0.75'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 00693, CGCG 384-077, MCG +00-03-075, 2MASX J01072255+0055331, PGC 3976.[1] | |
NGC 391 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on January 8, 1853, by George Bond. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, small, mottled but not resolved (Auwers 9)."[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0391. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+391&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#391.
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