NGC 392

NGC 392
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 08m 23.4s[1]
Declination +33° 08′ 01″[1]
Redshift 0.015651[1]
Helio radial velocity 4,692 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.68[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.2' × 0.9'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00700, CGCG 501-094, MCG +05-03-062, 2MASX J01082344+3308008, 2MASXi J0108234+330800, PGC 4042.[1]

NGC 392 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on September 12, 1784 by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, very small, round, much brighter middle, between 2 stars."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0392. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved January 13, 2017.


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