NGC 338

NGC 338
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 01h 00m 36.4s[1]
Declination +30° 40′ 08″[1]
Redshift 0.015938[1]
Helio radial velocity 4,778 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.67[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.9' × 0.6'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00624, CGCG 501-061, MCG +05-03-034, 2MASX J01003640+3040081, IRAS 00578+3024, F00578+3024, PGC 3326.[1]

NGC 338 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered in 1877 by Wilhelm Tempel. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small, irregular figure, brighter middle."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0338. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
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