NGC 332 is a compact and/or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 22, 1886, by Lewis Swift. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, round, several stars near to south."[2]
NGC 332 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 58m 49.1s[1] |
Declination | +07° 06′ 41″[1] |
Redshift | 0.017429[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,225 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.9[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | cG[1] E/S0[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3' × 1.3'[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 00609, CGCG 410-021, 2MASX J00584912+0706406, PGC 3511.[1] |
References
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