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NGC 386

NGC 386, AGC 110044, LEDA 3989, MCG+05-03-057, GC 209

RA: 01h 07m 31.38s
Dec: +32° 21′ 42.7″

Con: Pisces
Ch: MSA:147, U2:91, SA:4

Ref: SIMBAD

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Type: galaxy (in cluster), E...

Mag: B=15.4, V=?

Size: 0.389′ x 0.323′
PA: ?

Historical observations

Birr Castle/Lord Rosse

Discovered in 1850 by the Earl of Rosse. Observing with a 72-inch f/8.8 speculum telescope, he noted the brighter galaxies in this group, namely NGC 379, 380, 382, 383, 384, 385 and NGC 386. His sketch showed these galaxies, as well as a "small double nebula suspected" between NGC 382 and NGC 384.

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Arp (1966)

This galaxy is a member of the Pisces Group, a cluster of about 25 elliptical galaxies discovered by Hubble and Humason (Astrophysical Journal, vol. 74, 1931.) The grouping NGC 375, 379, 380, 382, 383, 385, 386, 387 and NGC 388 together are listed as No. 331 in Arp's "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies" (Astrophysical Journal Supplement, vol. 14, 1966.) He remarks "Symmetry around large central galaxy [NGC 383]."

Sulentic & Tifft (1973)

The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a 15.5 mag galaxy. Their coded description reads STEL.

Burbidge & Burbidge (1961)

Burbidge, G. R. & Burbidge, E. M. (1961) A Group of Galaxies Centered on NGC 383. PASP, 73(432), 191.

listed: NGC 375, NGC 379, NGC 380, NGC 382, NGC 383, NGC 384, NGC 385, NGC 386, NGC 388

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