NGC 349

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NGC 349
NGC349 - NGC350 - SDSS DR14.png
SDSS image of NGC 349 (right) and NGC 350 (left)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 01m 50.7s [1]
Declination −06° 47 59 [1]
Redshift 0.019967 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 5,986 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.19 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0 [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.3' × 0.9' [1]
Other designations
MCG -01-03-068, 2MASX J01015074-0647594, PGC 3687, PMN J0101-0648. [1]

NGC 349 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth. It was described by John Louis Emil Dreyer as "very faint, very small". [2]

NGC 349 (2MASS) NGC 0349 2MASS.jpg
NGC 349 (2MASS)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0349. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved November 10, 2016.