NGC 359

NGC 359
NGC 359
SDSS view of NGC 359
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 04m 16.9s
Declination−00° 45′ 54″
Redshift0.017803
Heliocentric radial velocity5,337 km/s
Distance238 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)14.3g
Characteristics
TypeE0
Apparent size (V)1.10' × 0.78'
Other designations
UGC 00662, CGCG 384-066, MCG +00-03-066, 2MASX J01041697-0045532, 2MASXi J0104169-004555, PGC 3817.

NGC 359 is an elliptical galaxy located approximately 238 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 2, 1864, by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, very small."

This elliptical galaxy has an extremely long tidal tail and shell structure, seen across several deep-sky surveys, indicating a likely-recent and possibly ongoing interaction with nearby galactic neighbor NGC 364.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0359. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
  3. ↑ "NGC 359". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved November 19, 2016.