NGC 332
| Galaxy NGC 332 |
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![NGC 332 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC332_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 332 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 58 m 49.1 s |
| declination | + 07 ° 06 ′ 41 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | C. |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 165 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.017429 ± 0.000093 |
| Radial velocity | 5225 ± 28 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(238 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (72.9 ± 5.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis A. Swift |
| Discovery date | October 22, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 332 • UGC 609 • PGC 3511 • CGCG 410-021 • 2MASX J00584912 + 0706406 • GALEX ASC J005848.94 + 070639.8 • NSA 128220 | |
NGC 332 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 238 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter .
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 61 .
The object was discovered on October 22, 1886 by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift .