NGC 360
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Tucana
NGC 360 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 103 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on 2 November 1834 by John Herschel. Dreyer, creator of the New General Catalogue described the object as "extremely faint, very much extended 145°, very little brighter middle."
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- NGC 360 DECam.jpg by Meli thev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NGC 0360 2MASS.jpg by Unknown (2MASS-Team), Public domain
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