NGC 342

NGC 342 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small."^[2]

NGC 342
SDSS image of NGC 342
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	01h 00m 49.8s[1]
Declination	−06° 46′ 21″[1]
Redshift	0.019403[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5,817 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.41[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0
Apparent size (V)	0.6' × 0.3'[1]
Other designations
MCG -01-03-058, 2MASX J01004985-0646207, 2MASXi J0100498-064620, 6dF J0100499-064621, PGC 3631.[1]