NGC 397

NGC 397
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 08m 31.1s[1]
Declination +33° 06′ 33″[1]
Redshift 0.016661[1]
Helio radial velocity 4,995 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.7[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
Apparent size (V) 0.2' × 0.2'[1]
Other designations
CGCG 501-096, MCG +05-03-064, 2MASX J01083108+3306329, 2MASXi J0108310+330633, PGC 4051.[1]

NGC 397 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 6, 1866 by Robert Ball. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, small, round, very faint star to west."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0397. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
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