NGC 364 (original) (raw)

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Barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus

NGC 364
SDSS image of NGC 364
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 01h 04m 40.8s[1]
Declination −00° 48′ 10″[1]
Redshift 0.017102[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 5,127 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.8g[1]
Characteristics
Type SB0[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.31' × 0.93'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00666, CGCG 384-067, MCG +00-03-069, 2MASX J01044087-0048095, 2MASXi J0104408-004809, 6dF J0104409-004810, PGC 3833.[1]

NGC 364 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 2, 1864, by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small."[2]

The galaxy is both visually and physically close to the elliptical galaxy NGC 359. A recent gravitational interaction between the two galaxies has created a large, faint tidal tail extending away from NGC 359 towards and below NGC 364. A small tidal star shell intersects this tail, strengthening the likelihood for a recent disturbance.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0364. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved November 25, 2016.