NGC 407

NGC 407
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 10m 36.5s[1]
Declination +33° 07′ 35″[1]
Redshift 0.018590[1]
Helio radial velocity 5,573 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.28[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.7' × 0.4'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00730, CGCG 501-115, MCG +05-03-077, 2MASX J01103658+3307351, PGC 4190.[1]

NGC 407 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 "very faint, very small, southwestern of 2.", the other being NGC 410.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0407. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
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