NGC 356 explained

NGC 356
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Cetus
Z:0.019650
H Radial V:5,891 km/s
Type:SABbc
Appmag V:14.08
Size V:1.5' × 0.8'
Names:MCG -01-03-078, 2MASX J01030710-0659182, 2MASXi J0103071-065918, IRAS 01005-0715, PGC 3754.

NGC 356 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, irregularly round."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0356 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399. Cseligman. November 13, 2016.