NGC 337

NGC 337 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 10, 1785 by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, large, extended, gradually a little brighter middle, 10th magnitude star 21 seconds of time to the east."[2]

NGC 337
SDSS image of NGC 337
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 00h 59m 50.1s[1]
Declination−07° 34′ 41″[1]
Redshift0.005490[1]
Helio radial velocity1,646 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.46[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)d[1]
Apparent size (V)2.9' × 1.8'[1]
Other designations
MCG -01-03-053, 2MASX J00595009-0734406, 2MASXi J0059500-073435, IRAS 00573-0750, F00573-0750, 6dF J0059500-073441, PGC 3572, PMN J0059-0734.[1]

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0337. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  • Media related to NGC 337 at Wikimedia Commons


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