NGC 357
NGC 357 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 357:
| NGC: | NGC 357 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.51 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.82 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:03:21.88 |
| Declination: | -06:20:21.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.11 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.69 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 4° |
| Radial velocity: | 2441 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.008176 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS