NGC 359
| Galaxy NGC 359 |
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![NGC 359 with SDSS J010414.49-004649.7 (u) [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC359_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 359 with SDSS J010414.49-004649.7 (u) SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 04 m 16.965 s |
| declination | -00 ° 45 ′ 53.65 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
| Position angle | 135 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.017803 ± 0.000087 |
| Radial velocity | 5337 ± 26 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(242 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (74.1 ± 5.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | September 2, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 359 • UGC 662 • PGC 3817 • CGCG 384-066 • MCG + 00-03-066 • 2MASX J01041697-0045532 • GC 5144 • GALEX ASC J010416.89-004552.2 • LDCE 66 NED002 • NSA 6248 • WISEA J010416.96- 004553.4 | |
NGC 359 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type SB0E / S0 in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 242 million light years from the Milky Way and about 105,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 364 .
The object was discovered on September 2, 1864 by the German astronomer Albert Marth .
Web links
Commons : NGC 359 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
