NGC 354
Galaxy NGC 354 |
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NGC 354 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 03 m 16.4 s |
declination | + 22 ° 20 ′ 34 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB / pec / Sbrst |
Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
Position angle | 29 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.015561 ± 0.000030 |
Radial velocity | 4665 ± 9 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(214 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (65.7 ± 4.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Édouard Stephan |
Discovery date | October 24, 1881 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 354 • UGC 645 • PGC 3763 • CGCG 480-037 • MCG + 04-03-037 • IRAS 01005 + 2204 • 2MASX J01031641 + 2220338 • Mrk 353 • WISE A J010316.36 + 222033.3 • NVSS J010316 + 222033 |
NGC 354 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBa in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 214 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on October 24, 1881 by the French astronomer Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan .