NGC 386

NGC 386 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on November 4, 1850 by Bindon Stoney. It was described by Dreyer as "considerably faint, small, round." Along with galaxies NGC 375, NGC 379, NGC 382, NGC 383, NGC 384, NGC 385, NGC 387 and NGC 388, NGC 386 forms a galaxy cluster called Arp 331.[2]

NGC 386
SDSS image of NGC 386 (center)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension 01h 07m 31.3s[1]
Declination+32° 21′ 43″[1]
Redshift0.018533[1]
Helio radial velocity5,556 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.33[1]
Characteristics
TypeG[1]
Apparent size (V)0.9' × 0.8'[1]
Other designations
CGCG 501-088, MCG +05-03-057, 2MASX J01073133+3221432, 2MASXi J0107313+322143, PGC 3989.[1]

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0386. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  • Media related to NGC 386 at Wikimedia Commons


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