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 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 397 (NGC 392 can be seen in upper right) | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 08m 31.1s[1] |
Declination | +33° 06′ 33″[1] |
Redshift | 0.016661[1] |
Helio 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] |
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