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Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 342 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small."[2]
NGC 342 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 00m 49.8s[1] |
Declination | −06° 46′ 21″[1] |
Redshift | 0.019403[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,817 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.41[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 |
Apparent size (V) | 0.6' × 0.3'[1] |
Other designations | |
MCG -01-03-058, 2MASX J01004985-0646207, 2MASXi J0100498-064620, 6dF J0100499-064621, PGC 3631.[1] |
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