NGC 363

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NGC 363
NGC 363 DECam.jpg
DECam image of NGC 363
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 06m 15.8s [1]
Declination −16° 32 34 [1]
Redshift 0.037499 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 11,242 km/s [1]
Distance 417 million ly (128 mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.35 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0 [1]
Apparent size  (V)0.25' × 0.25' [1]
Other designations
MCG -03-03-023, 2MASX J01061580-1632343, 2MASXi J0106158-163233, 6dF J0106158-163234, PGC 3911. [1]

NGC 363 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 28, 1885 by Francis Leavenworth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, extremely small, round." [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0363. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved November 25, 2016.