NGC 353 explained

NGC 353
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Cetus
Z:0.013703
H Radial V:4,108 km/s
Type:SBa
Appmag V:14.55
Size V:1.3' × 0.4'
Names:UGC 00641, CGCG 384-058, MCG +00-03-058, 2MASX J01022454-0157326, 2MASXi J0102245-015727, IRAS 00598-0213, F00598-0213, 6dF J0102245-015732, PGC 3714.

NGC 353 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 10, 1885 by Lewis Swift. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, pretty small, round, southeastern of 2.", the other being NGC 351.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0353 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399. Cseligman. November 12, 2016.