NGC 398
NGC 398 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 28, 1886 by Guillaume Bigourdan. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small, stellar."[2]
| NGC 398 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 398 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 08m 53.7s[1] |
| Declination | +32° 30′ 52″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016605[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4,978 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | G[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.3' × 0.2'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 501-100, MCG +05-03-065, 2MASX J01085369+3230516, 2MASXi J0108536+323052, PGC 4090.[1] | |
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0398. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
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