NGC 338

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NGC 338
NGC338 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 338
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 00m 36.4s [1]
Declination +30° 40 08 [1]
Redshift 0.015938 [1]
Helio radial velocity 4,778 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.67 [1]
Characteristics
Type Sab [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.9' × 0.6' [1]
Other designations
UGC 00624, CGCG 501-061, MCG +05-03-034, 2MASX J01003640+3040081, IRAS 00578+3024, F00578+3024, PGC 3326. [1]

NGC 338 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered in 1877 by Wilhelm Tempel. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small, irregular figure, brighter middle." [2]

NGC 338 (SDSS) NGC 0338 SDSS.jpg
NGC 338 (SDSS)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0338. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved November 3, 2016.