NGC 398

NGC 398
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 08m 53.7s[1]
Declination +32° 30′ 52″[1]
Redshift 0.016605[1]
Helio radial velocity 4,978 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.4[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
Apparent size (V) 0.3' × 0.2'[1]
Other designations
CGCG 501-100, MCG +05-03-065, 2MASX J01085369+3230516, 2MASXi J0108536+323052, PGC 4090.[1]

NGC 398 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 28, 1886 by Guillaume Bigourdan. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small, stellar."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0398. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
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