NGC 359

NGC 359 is an elliptical galaxy located approximately 238 million light-years from the Solar System^[2] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 2, 1864, by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, very small."^[4]

ConstellationCetus

Right ascension01^h 04^m 16.9^s[1]

Declination−00° 45′ 54″^[1]

Redshift0.017803^[1]

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NGC 359
SDSS view of NGC 359
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	01h 04m 16.9s[1]
Declination	−00° 45′ 54″[1]
Redshift	0.017803[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5,337 km/s[1]
Distance	238 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.3g[1]
Characteristics
Type	E0[3]
Apparent size (V)	1.10' × 0.78'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00662, CGCG 384-066, MCG +00-03-066, 2MASX J01041697-0045532, 2MASXi J0104169-004555, PGC 3817.[1]

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This elliptical galaxy has an extremely long tidal tail and shell structure, seen across several deep-sky surveys, indicating a likely-recent and possibly ongoing interaction with nearby galactic neighbor NGC 364.