| NGC 357 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 357 byHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 03m 21.9s[1] |
| Declination | −06° 20′ 21″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.008026[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2,406 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.14[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0/a?(r)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.4' × 1.7'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -01-03-081,2MASX J01032187-0620213, 2MASXi J0103218-062015,6dF J0103218-062021,PGC 3768.[1] | |
NGC 357 is a barredlenticular orspiral galaxy in the constellationCetus. It was discovered on September 10, 1785, byWilliam Herschel. It was described byDreyer as "faint, small, irregularly round, suddenly brighter middle, 14th magnitude star 20 arcsec to northeast."[2]
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