NGC 407
| NGC 407 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 407 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 10m 36.5s[1] |
| Declination | +33° 07′ 35″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018590[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,573 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.28[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.28 [2] |
| Surface brightness | 24.24 mag/arcsec2 [2] |
| magnitude (J) | 10.74 [2] |
| magnitude (H) | 10.02 [2] |
| magnitude (K) | 9.8 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a:[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.7' × 0.4'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 00730, CGCG 501–115, MCG +05-03-077, 2MASX J01103658+3307351, PGC 4190.[1] | |
NGC 407 is an edge-on spiral or lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on September 12, 1784, by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small, southwestern of 2.", the other being NGC 410.[3]
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