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
NGC 359
SDSS view of NGC 359
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 04m 16.9s[1]
Declination−00° 45′ 54″[1]
Redshift0.017803[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,337 km/s[1]
Distance238 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.3g[1]
Characteristics
TypeE0[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]

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
  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=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
  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.


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