NGC 360

NGC 360
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Tucana
Right ascension 01h 02m 51.4s[1]
Declination −65° 36′ 36″[1]
Redshift 0.007693[1]
Helio radial velocity 2,306 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.40[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
Apparent size (V) 4.03' × 0.52'[1]
Other designations
ESO 079- G 014, 2MASX J01025144-6536359, IRAS 01009-6552, F01009-6552, ESO-LV 0790140, 6dF J0102515-653636, PGC 3743.[1]

NGC 360 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on November 2, 1834 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, very much extended 145°, very little brighter middle."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0360. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
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