NGC 215

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Galaxy
NGC 215
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NGC 215 [1]
NGC 215
AladinLite
Constellation Phoenix
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 00 h 40 m 48.8.87 s
declination -56 ° 12 ′ 50.6 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA0-  
Brightness  (visual) 13.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.1 mag
Angular expansion 1.1 ′ × 0.9 ′
Position angle 120 °
Surface brightness 13.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Abell 2806  
Redshift 0.027502 ± 0.000019  
Radial velocity 8245 ± 6 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(364 ± 25)  x  10 6  ly
(111.6 ± 7.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date October 28, 1834
Catalog names
NGC  215 • PGC  2451 • ESO  150-019 • 2MASX  J00404885-5612504 • SGC  003832-5629.3 • GC  112 • h  2337 • 2MASS J00404888-5612507 • LDCE 35 NED008 • WISEA J004048.89-561250.8

NGC 215 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Phoenix the southern sky . It is estimated to be 364 million light years from the Milky Way and about 120,000 light years in diameter. In the same area of ​​the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 212 .

The object was discovered on October 28, 1834 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 215
  4. ↑ Seligman