NGC 356

NGC 356
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 03m 07.1s[1]
Declination −06° 59′ 18″[1]
Redshift 0.019650[1]
Helio radial velocity 5,891 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.08[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.5' × 0.8'[1]
Other designations
MCG -01-03-078, 2MASX J01030710-0659182, 2MASXi J0103071-065918, IRAS 01005-0715, PGC 3754.[1]

NGC 356 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, irregularly round."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0356. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
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