NGC 394
| NGC 394 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 394 (center), NGC 392 can be seen in the lower right | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 08m 26.0s[1] |
| Declination | 33° 08′ 53″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.014754[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,423 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.4' × 0.2'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 501-095, MCG 05-03-063, 2MASX J01082606 3308529, 2MASXi J0108260 330852, PGC 4049.[1] | |
NGC 394 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 26, 1854 by R. J. Mitchell. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, small, 50 arcsec northeast of II 218.", with II 218 being NGC 392.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0394. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ "NGC 394". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
External links
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