NGC 379
| NGC379 | |
|---|---|
 SDSSimage of NGC 379 and the galaxies of Arp 331 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h07m15.7s[1] |
| Declination | 32° 31′ 13″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018606[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,578 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 195.5 millionly(59.944mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | 12.8[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Apparent size(V) | 1.4 × 0.7[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC683,MCG+05-03-050, 2MASX J01071567+3231131,2MASXiJ0107156+323113,PGC3966[1] | |
NGC 379is alenticular galaxyin the constellationPisces.It was discovered on September 12, 1784 byWilliam Herschel.[2]It was described byDreyeras "pretty faint, small, round, brighter middle".[2]
References
[edit]- ^abcdefg"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".Results for NGC 0379.Archived fromthe originalon October 23, 2017.RetrievedDecember 30,2016.
- ^abcd"New General Catalog Objects 350 - 399".Courtney Seligman.RetrievedDecember 30,2016.
External links
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