NGC 407 explained

NGC 407
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Pisces
Z:0.018590
H Radial V:5,573 km/s
Type:S0/a:
Appmag V:14.28
Size V:1.7' × 0.4'
Names:UGC 00730, CGCG 501–115, MCG +05-03-077, 2MASX J01103658+3307351, PGC 4190.

NGC 407 is an edge-on spiral or lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on September 12, 1784, by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small, southwestern of 2.", the other being NGC 410.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0407 . September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449. Cseligman. February 5, 2017.