NGC 359
NGC 359 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 359:
NGC: | NGC 359 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
Right Ascension: | 01:04:16.96 |
Declination: | -00:45:53.70 |
Major axis: | 1.28 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.85 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 136° |
Radial velocity: | 5315 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.01789 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS