NGC 1796

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Galaxy
NGC 1796
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NGC 1796 [1]
NGC 1796
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 02 m 42.55 s
declination -61 ° 08 ′ 24.2 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R) SB (r) dm:  
Brightness  (visual) 12.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 12.9 mag
Angular expansion 1.8 ′ × 1 ′
Position angle 102 °
Surface brightness 12.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation SSRS group 7  
Redshift 0.003381 ± 0.000029  
Radial velocity 1014 ± 9 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(37 ± 3)  x  10 6  ly
(11.3 ± 0.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date December 26, 1834
Catalog names
NGC  1796 • PGC  16617 • ESO  119-030 • IRAS  05021-6112 • 2MASX  J05024255-6108242 • GC  1012 • h  2735 • GALEX MSC J050242.99-610821.4 • HIPASS J0502-61 • LDCE 328 NED024

NGC 1796 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBb in the constellation Swordfish in the southern sky . It is an estimated 37 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years in diameter .

The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 26, 1834 .

See also

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 1796
  4. ↑ Seligman