NGC 378
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NGC 378 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Right ascension | 01h 06m 12.223s[1] |
Declination | 30° 10′ 41.17″[1] |
Redshift | 0.032062[1] |
Distance | 389 Mly (119.5 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.1[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(r)c[3] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.65′ × 1.3′[3] |
Other designations | |
PGC 3907, AM 0103-302, ESO 412-5, IRAS 01038-3026, MCG -5-3-24 |
NGC 378 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 28, 1834 by John Herschel.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "NGC 378". Simbad. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "Results for Object NGC 0378". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ a b c "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved 2016-11-26.