NGC 389

NGC 389
NGC 389 as seen on DSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 01h 08m 29.9s[1]
Declination +39° 41′ 44″[1]
Redshift 0.017819[1]
Helio radial velocity 5,342 km/s[1]
Distance 239 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.82[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.3' × 0.4'[1]
Other designations
UGC 703, CGCG 520-017, MCG +06-03-014, 2MASX J01082993+3941436, 2MASXi J0108298+394140, PGC 4054.[1]

NGC 389 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 239 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on September 6, 1885 by Lewis Swift. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, extremely small, round, star near."[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0389. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  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. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

Coordinates: 01h 08m 29.9s, +39° 41′ 44″

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