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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| NGC 338 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 338 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 00m 36.4s[1] |
| Declination | +30° 40′ 08″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015938[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,778 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.67[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sab[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] | |
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