NGC 342 explained

NGC 342
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Cetus
Z:0.019403
H Radial V:5,817 km/s
Type:S0
Appmag V:15.41
Size V:0.6' × 0.3'
Names:MCG -01-03-058, 2MASX J01004985-0646207, 2MASXi J0100498-064620, 6dF J0100499-064621, PGC 3631.

NGC 342 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0342 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349. Cseligman. November 6, 2016.