NGC 387

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NGC 387
PGC3987 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 387
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 07m 33.0s [1]
Declination +32° 23 28 [1]
Redshift 0.015701 [1]
Helio radial velocity 4,707 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)17.2 [1]
Characteristics
Type E [2]
Other designations
2MASX J01073307+3223282, 2MASXi J0107330+322327, PGC 3987. [1]

NGC 387 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 10, 1873 by Lawrence Parsons. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, round." Along with galaxies NGC 375, NGC 379, NGC 382, NGC 383, NGC 384, NGC 385, NGC 386 and NGC 388, NGC 387 forms a galaxy cluster called Arp 331. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0387. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "NGC 387". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved January 5, 2017.