NGC 7404
| Galaxy NGC 7404 / IC 5260 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | crane |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 22 h 54 m 18.6 s |
| declination | -39 ° 18 ′ 54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (s) 0-? |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 'x 0.8' |
| Position angle | 2 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | SSRS group 40 |
| Redshift | 0.006368 ± 0.000053 |
| Radial velocity | 1909 ± 16 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(85 ± 6) x 10 6 ly (26.1 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 4, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7404 • IC 5260 • PGC 69964 • ESO 346-011 • 346-010 • MCG -07-47-001 • 2MASX J22541861-3918537 • SGC 225129-3934.9 • GALEX ASC J225418.56-391854.1 • LDCE 1547 NED001 | |
NGC 7404 = IC 5260 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / SB0 in the constellation Crane in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 85 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter. It probably forms a garavitively bound galaxy pair with NGC 7410 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on October 4, 1836 .