NGC 388

NGC 388 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on November 4, 1850 by Bindon Stoney. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, round." Along with galaxies NGC 375, NGC 379, NGC 382, NGC 383, NGC 384, NGC 385, NGC 386 and NGC 387, NGC 388 forms a galaxy cluster called Arp 331.[2]

NGC 388
SDSS image of NGC 388
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 07m 47.1s[1]
Declination+32° 18′ 36″[1]
Redshift0.018159[1]
Helio radial velocity5,444 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.42[1]
Characteristics
TypeE3:[1]
Apparent size (V)0.9' × 0.8'[1]
Other designations
CGCG 501-090, MCG +05-03-059, 2MASX J01074719+3218532, 2MASXi J0107471+321835, PGC 4005.[1]

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0388. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  • Media related to NGC 388 at Wikimedia Commons


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