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
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 58m 49.1s[1]
Declination+07° 06 41[1]
Redshift0.017429[1]
Helio radial velocity5,225 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.9[1]
Characteristics
TypecG[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

  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0332. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  • Media related to NGC 332 at Wikimedia Commons
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