| NGC 359 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS view of NGC 359 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01 04 16.9 |
| Declination | −00° 45′ 54″ |
| Redshift | 0.017803 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,337 km/s |
| Distance | 238 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.3g |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E0 |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.10' × 0.78' |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 00662, CGCG 384-066, MCG +00-03-066, 2MASX J01041697-0045532, 2MASXi J0104169-004555, PGC 3817. | |
NGC 359 is an elliptical galaxy located approximately 238 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 2, 1864, by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, very small."
This elliptical galaxy has an extremely long tidal tail and shell structure, seen across several deep-sky surveys, indicating a likely-recent and possibly ongoing interaction with nearby galactic neighbor NGC 364.
See also
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0359. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
- "NGC 359". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
External links
Media related to NGC 359 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 359 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
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