NGC 332
NGC 332 is a compact and/or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 22, 1886 by Lewis Swift. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, round, several stars near to south."[2]
| NGC 332 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 58m 49.1s[1] |
| Declination | +07° 06′ 41″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017429[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5,225 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.9[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | cG[1] E/S0[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3' × 1.3'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 00609, CGCG 410-021, 2MASX J00584912+0706406, PGC 3511.[1] | |
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0332. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
External links
Media related to NGC 332 at Wikimedia Commons
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