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Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 397
SDSS image of NGC 397 (NGC 392 can be seen in upper right)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01 08 31.1
Declination+33° 06′ 33″
Redshift0.016661
Heliocentric radial velocity4,995 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)15.7
Characteristics
TypeS0
Apparent size (V)0.2' × 0.2'
Other designations
CGCG 501-096, MCG +05-03-064, 2MASX J01083108+3306329, 2MASXi J0108310+330633, PGC 4051.

NGC 397 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 6, 1866, by Robert Ball. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, small, round, very faint star to west."

References

  1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0397. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "NGC 397". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved February 4, 2017.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 397 at Wikimedia Commons
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