NGC 7744
| Galaxy NGC 7744 / IC 5348 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 23 h 44 m 59.24 s |
| declination | -42 ° 54 ′ 39.3 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0 ^ - |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.2 ′ × 1.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 105 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.010334 ± 0.000070 |
| Radial velocity | 3098 ± 21 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(137 ± 10) x 10 6 ly (42.0 ± 3.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 5, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7744 • IC 5348 • PGC 72300 • ESO 292-017 • MCG -07-48-017 • 2MASX J23445923-4254391 • SGC 234221-4311.3 • 2MIG 3191 • WISEA J234459.22-425439.4 | |
NGC 7744 = IC 5348 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / SB0 in the constellation Phoenix in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 137 million light years from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by John Herschel on September 5, 1834 .