NGC 399

NGC 399 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 7, 1874 by Lawrence Parsons. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, round."[2]

NGC 399
SDSS image of NGC 399
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension 01h 08m 59.2s[1]
Declination+32° 38′ 04″[1]
Redshift0.017235[1]
Helio radial velocity5,167 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.45[1]
Characteristics
TypeG[1]
Apparent size (V)0.9' × 0.7'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00712, CGCG 501-101, MCG +05-03-067, 2MASX J01085920+3238037, 2MASXi J0108592+323803, PGC 4096.[1]

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0399. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  • Media related to NGC 399 at Wikimedia Commons


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