NGC 391
NGC 391 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on January 8, 1853, by George Bond. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, small, mottled but not resolved (Auwers 9)."[2]
| NGC 391 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 391 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 07m 22.6s[1] |
| Declination | +00° 55′ 33″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017882[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,361 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.1g[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SA0−:[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.89' × 0.75'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 00693, CGCG 384-077, MCG +00-03-075, 2MASX J01072255+0055331, PGC 3976.[1] | |
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0391. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
External links
Media related to NGC 391 at Wikimedia Commons
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