NGC 359

NGC 359 is an elliptical galaxy located approximately 238 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 2, 1864, by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, very small."[4]

NGC 359
SDSS view of NGC 359
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	01^h 04^m 16.9^s[1]
Declination	−00° 45′ 54″[1]
Redshift	0.017803[1]
Helio radial velocity	5,337 km/s[1]
Distance	238 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.3g[1]
Characteristics
Type	E0[3]
Apparent size (V)	1.10' × 0.78'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00662, CGCG 384-066, MCG +00-03-066, 2MASX J01041697-0045532, 2MASXi J0104169-004555, PGC 3817.[1]

See also

• Elliptical galaxy
• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• Cetus (constellation)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0359. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
2. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o 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=H_o
3. "NGC 359". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
4. "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