NGC 332

Compact lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

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NGC 332
SDSS image of NGC 332
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 58m 49.1s[1]
Declination+07° 06 41[1]
Redshift0.017429[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,225 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.9[1]
Characteristics
TypecG[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]
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