| NGC 357 | |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Ra: | [1] |
| Constellation Name: | Cetus |
| Z: | 0.008026 |
| H Radial V: | 2,406 km/s |
| Type: | SB0/a?(r) |
| Appmag V: | 13.14 |
| Size V: | 2.4' × 1.7' |
| Names: | MCG -01-03-081, 2MASX J01032187-0620213, 2MASXi J0103218-062015, 6dF J0103218-062021, PGC 3768. |
NGC 357 is a barred lenticular or spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 10, 1785, by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, small, irregularly round, suddenly brighter middle, 14th magnitude star 20 arcsec to northeast."[2]