Astronomy:NGC 396
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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces
| NGC 396 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image or NGC 396 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 08m 08.4s[1] |
| Declination | +04° 31′ 51″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.6[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.41' × 0.25'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J01080838+0431509, PGC 99944.[1] | |
NGC 396 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 27, 1864, by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, small, a little extended."[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0396. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+396&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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3a.htm#396.
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