NGC 360

NGC 360
NGC 360 as seen on DSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Tucana
Right ascension 01h 02m 51.4s[1]
Declination −65° 36′ 36″[1]
Redshift 0.007693[1]
Helio radial velocity 2,306 km/s[1]
Distance 103 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.40[1]
Apparent magnitude (B) 13.4[3]
Characteristics
Type Sbc[1]
Apparent size (V) 4.03' × 0.52'[1]
Other designations
ESO 079- G 014, 2MASX J01025144-6536359, IRAS 01009-6552, F01009-6552, ESO-LV 0790140, 6dF J0102515-653636, PGC 3743.[1]

NGC 360 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 103 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on 2 November, 1834 by John Herschel. Dreyer, creator of the New General Catalogue described the object as "extremely faint, very much extended 145°, very little brighter middle."[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0360. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 An object's distance from Earth can be determinded using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
  3. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 360". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

Coordinates: 01h 02m 51.4s, -65° 36′ 36″

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