NGC 399 explained

NGC 399
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Pisces
Z:0.017235
H Radial V:5,167 km/s
Type:SBa:
Appmag V:14.45
Size V:0.9' × 0.7'
Names:UGC 00712, CGCG 501-101, MCG +05-03-067, 2MASX J01085920+3238037, 2MASXi J0108592+323803, PGC 4096.

NGC 399 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 7, 1874, by Lawrence Parsons. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, round."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0399 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399. Cseligman. February 5, 2017.