NGC 348 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on October 3, 1834 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, small, round."[2]
NGC 348 | |
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![]() NGC 348 with DECam | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Phoenix |
Right ascension | 01h 00m 52.0s[1] |
Declination | −53° 14′ 40″[1] |
Redshift | 0.029477[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8,837 km/s[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.54[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.78' × 0.73'[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 151- G 017, 2MASX J01005202-5314402, ESO-LV 1510170, 6dF J0100520-531440, PGC 3632.[1] |
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