NGC 382

Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NGC 382 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. Its discovery (on 4 November 1850) has been credited to William Parsons.[5]

Right ascension01h 07m 24.08s[1]
Declination+32° 24 14.2[1]
Quick facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 382
SDSS image of NGC 382
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 07m 24.08s[1]
Declination+32° 24 14.2[1]
Redshift0.01749[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5196 km/s[2]
Distance214.5 Mly (65.77 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.48[2]
Characteristics
TypeE[2]
Other designations
UGC 688, MCG +05-03-052, PGC 3981, CGCG 501-086, VV 193b[2][4]
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Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 382: SN 2000dk (Type Ia, mag. 16.0) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 18 September 2000.[6][7]

Group of galaxies

NGC 382 is in a group of galaxies with galaxies NGC 375, NGC 379, NGC 380, NGC 383, NGC 384, NGC 385, NGC 386, NGC 387 and NGC 388, which is listed in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 331.[8]

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