| NGC 396 | |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Ra: | [1] |
| Dist Ly: | 168Mpc |
| Constellation Name: | Pisces |
| Z: | 0.042283 |
| H Radial V: | 12676 km/s |
| Type: | S0 |
| Appmag V: | 16.6 |
| Size V: | 0.41' × 0.25' |
| Size: | ~57.28kpc (estimated) |
| Names: | 2MASX J01080838+0431509, PGC 99944, LEDA 99944. |
NGC 396 is a lenticular galaxy located about located about 550 million light-years away[2] from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 27, 1864, by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, small, a little extended."[3] It is a large galaxy, with a diameter of around 185,000 light years, making it nearly twice the size of the Milky Way.