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."[3]

NGC 398 (SDSS)

NGC 398
SDSS image of NGC 398
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 08m 53.7s[1]
Declination+32° 30′ 52″[1]
Redshift0.016605[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4,978 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.4[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[2]
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
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0398. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "NGC 398". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  • Media related to NGC 398 at Wikimedia Commons


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