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Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 397

NGC 397
All data from the card 8
Constellation
Pisces
Right ascension
01h 08m 31.1s
Declination
+33° 06′ 33″
Redshift
0.016661
Heliocentric radial velocity
4,995 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)
15.7
Type
S0
Apparent size (V)
0.2' × 0.2'

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."

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