NGC 342

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NGC 342
NGC342 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 342
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 00m 49.8s [1]
Declination −06° 46 21 [1]
Redshift 0.019403 [1]
Helio radial velocity 5,817 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.41 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0
Apparent size  (V)0.6' × 0.3' [1]
Other designations
MCG -01-03-058, 2MASX J01004985-0646207, 2MASXi J0100498-064620, 6dF J0100499-064621, PGC 3631. [1]

NGC 342 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0342. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved November 6, 2016.