NGC 380

NGC 380 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on September 12, 1784 by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "pretty faint, small, round, suddenly brighter middle." Along with galaxies NGC 375, NGC 379, NGC 382, NGC 383, NGC 384, NGC 385, NGC 386, NGC 387 and NGC 388, NGC 380 forms a galaxy cluster called Arp 331.^[2]

NGC 380
SDSS image of NGC 380
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	01h 07m 17.6s[1]
Declination	+32° 28′ 59″[1]
Redshift	0.014764[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	4,426 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.60[1]
Characteristics
Type	E2[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.4' × 1.2'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00682, CGCG 501-081, MCG +05-03-051, 2MASX J01071757+3228581, 2MASXi J0107176+322858, PGC 3969.[1]