NGC 360 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Tucana |
Right ascension | 01h 02m 51.4s [1] |
Declination | −65° 36′ 36″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.007693 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2,306 km/s [1] |
Distance | 103 Mly [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.40 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.4 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sbc [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 located approximately 103 million light-years from the Solar System [2] in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on 2 November 1834 by John Herschel. Dreyer, creator of the New General Catalogue described the object as "extremely faint, very much extended 145°, very little brighter middle." [4]