NGC 397
Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces
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NGC 397 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 6, 1866, by Robert Ball. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, small, round, very faint star to west."[3]
| NGC 397 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 08m 31.1s[1] |
| Declination | +33° 06′ 33″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016661[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,995 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.7[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.2' × 0.2'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 501-096, MCG +05-03-064, 2MASX J01083108+3306329, 2MASXi J0108310+330633, PGC 4051.[1] | |