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Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.01663
Morphology
SO
Coordinates
RA 17.2237° · Dec 32.5145°
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Key facts

Constellation
Pisces
Right ascension
01 08 53.7
Declination
+32 ° 30 ′ 52 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
4,978 km/s
Type
S0
Apparent size v
0.3' × 0.2'

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
43.65
Image
NGC 0398 SDSS.jpg
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catalog code
Gaia DR2 313915487468429696
galaxy morphological type
S0
time of discovery or invention
1886-10-28
apparent magnitude
11.276
Commons category
NGC 398
redshift
0.01663
right ascension
17.22368968022670
declination
32.51452265709900
radial velocity
4944
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NGC 398 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 28, 1886, by Guillaume Bigourdan. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small, stellar."

NGC 398 (SDSS)

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