NGC 391 explained

NGC 391
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Cetus
Z:0.017882
H Radial V:5,361 km/s
Type:(R')SA0-:
Appmag V:14.1g
Size V:0.89' × 0.75'
Names:UGC 00693, CGCG 384-077, MCG +00-03-075, 2MASX J01072255+0055331, PGC 3976.

NGC 391 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on January 8, 1853, by George Bond. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, small, mottled but not resolved (Auwers 9)."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0391 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399. Cseligman. January 13, 2017.