NGC 397
NGC 397 is an elliptical 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."[2]
| NGC 397 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 08m 31.1s[1] |
| Declination | +33° 06′ 33″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016661[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4,995 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.7[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | G[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.2' × 0.2'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 501-096, MCG +05-03-064, 2MASX J01083108+3306329, 2MASXi J0108310+330633, PGC 4051.[1] | |
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0397. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
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