NGC 351
| Galaxy NGC 351 |
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![NGC 351 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC351_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 351 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 01 m 57.8 s |
| declination | -01 ° 56 ′ 12 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SB (r) 0 / a: / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 142 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.014093 ± 0.000050 |
| Radial velocity | 4225 ± 15 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(192 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (58.8 ± 4.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis A. Swift |
| Discovery date | November 10, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 351 • UGC 639 • PGC 3693 • CGCG 384-057 • MCG + 00-03-057 • 2MASX J01015784-0156124 • GALEX ASC J010157.72-015611.3 • LDCE 48 NED007 • NVSS J010157-015626 | |
NGC 351 is a lenticular galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 192 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 353 .
The object was discovered on November 10, 1885 by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift .