NGC 393

NGC 393
NGC 393 (DSS)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension01h 08m 36.9s[1]
Declination+39° 38′ 40″[1]
Redshift0.020354[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity6,102 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0−:[1]
Apparent size (V)1.7' × 1.4'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00707, CGCG 520-018, MCG +06-03-015, 2MASX J01083695+3938396, 2MASXi J0108369+393836, PGC 4061.[1]

NGC 393 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 5, 1784, by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, very small, very little extended, gradually brighter middle, four small (faint) stars near."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0393. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved January 13, 2017.


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