01h02m51.4s, -65° 36′36″
| NGC 360 | |
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NGC 360 as seen by DECam
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Tucana |
| Right ascension | 01h02m 51.4s[1] |
| Declination | −65° 36′ 36″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.007693[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2,306 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 103 Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.40[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.4[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sbc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.03' × 0.52'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 079- G 014, 2MASX J01025144-6536359, IRAS 01009-6552, F01009-6552, ESO-LV 0790140, 6dF J0102515-653636, PGC 3743.[1] | |
NGC 360 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 103 million light-years from the Solar System[2] in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on 2 November 1834 by John Herschel. Dreyer, creator of the New General Catalogue described the object as "extremely faint, very much extended 145°, very little brighter middle."[4]
Media related to NGC 360 at Wikimedia Commons
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