NGC 357
Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 357 is a barred lenticular or spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 10, 1785, by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, small, irregularly round, suddenly brighter middle, 14th magnitude star 20 arcsec to northeast."
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- NGC357-hst-606.png by Fabian RRRR, CC BY-SA 3.0
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