NGC 360 explained

NGC 360
Upright:	1.35
Epoch:	J2000
Ra:	^[1]
Constellation Name:	Tucana
Z:	0.007693
H Radial V:	2,306 km/s
Dist Ly:	103 Mly^[2]
Type:	Sbc
Appmag V:	13.40
Appmag B:	13.4^[3]
Size V:	4.03' × 0.52'
Names:	ESO 079- G 014, 2MASX J01025144-6536359, IRAS 01009-6552, F01009-6552, ESO-LV 0790140, 6dF J0102515-653636, PGC 3743.

NGC 360 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 103 million light-years from the Solar System^[2] in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on 2 November 1834 by John Herschel. Dreyer, creator of the New General Catalogue described the object as "extremely faint, very much extended 145°, very little brighter middle."^[4]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

External links

• • • SEDS

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0360 . September 2, 2016.
2. An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o 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=H_o
3. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 360. spider.seds.org. 2017-12-09.
4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399. Cseligman. November 19, 2016.