NGC 363 | |
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![]() 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]
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