NGC 357 is a lenticular galaxy in Cetus
NGC 357 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2.1′ × 1.7′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 357 from η Cet
η Cet
NGC 357
CETUS
NGC 357 lies 4.1° north of η Cet , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 357 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -74° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -81° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -80° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 81° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 82° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 75° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 64° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 84°N.
The distance to NGC 357 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 357
59 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 337A, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 337, barred spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 352, barred spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 298, late spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 275, barred spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 274, lenticular galaxy, 3.1° NGC 309, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.9°
NGC 357 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cetus Designations NGC 357, 2MASX J01032187-0620213, MCG -01-03-081, PGC 003768 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 03.4m Declination (J2000) -06° 20′ Magnitude 12.0 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.1′ × 1.7′ Position angle 4° Radial velocity 2,441 km/s, redshift 0.00817 Best with Telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 1 to 500
