NGC 363

NGC 363
DSS image of NGC 363
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	01h 06m 15.8s[1]
Declination	−16° 32′ 34″[1]
Redshift	0.037499[1]
Helio radial velocity	11,242 km/s[1]
Distance	417 million ly (128 mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.35[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.25' × 0.25'[1]
Other designations
MCG -03-03-023, 2MASX J01061580-1632343, 2MASXi J0106158-163233, 6dF J0106158-163234, PGC 3911.[1]

NGC 363 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 28, 1885 by Francis Leavenworth. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, extremely small, round."^[2]

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