NGC 341

NGC 341
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 00m 45.8s[1]
Declination −09° 11′ 09″[1]
Redshift 0.015187[1]
Helio radial velocity 4,553 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.7g[1]
Characteristics
Type G[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.21' × 1.00'[1]
Other designations
MRK 0968, MCG -02-03-063, 2MASX J01004581-0911087, 6dF J0100457-091109, PGC 3620.[1]

NGC 341 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 21, 1881 by Édouard Stephan. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, pretty large, round, a little brighter middle, mottled but not resolved." It has a companion galaxy, PGC 3627, which is sometimes called NGC 341B.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0341. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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