NGC 209
| Galaxy NGC 209 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 39 m 03.6 s |
| declination | -18 ° 36 ′ 30 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0- / pec: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.013112 ± 0.000080 |
| Radial velocity | 3931 ± 24 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(177 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (54.2 ± 3.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis P. Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | October 9, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 209 • PGC 2338 • ESO 540-008 • MCG -03-02-031 • 2MASX J00390357-1836299 • SGC 003634-1853.1 • GALEX ASC J003903.69-183630.3 | |
NGC 209 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 177 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years across .
The galaxies NGC 179 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on October 9, 1886 by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth .