NGC 2434

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Galaxy
NGC 2434
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NGC 2434 [1]
NGC 2434
AladinLite
Constellation Flying fish
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 34 m 51.16 s
declination -69 ° 17 ′ 02.9 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E0-1  
Brightness  (visual) 11.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 12.3 mag
Angular expansion 2.4 'x 2.2'
Position angle 133 °
Surface brightness 13.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 2442 group
LGG 147  
Redshift 0.004637 ± 0.000090  
Radial velocity 1390 ± 27 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(53 ± 4)  ·  10 6  ly
(16.1 ± 1.2)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date December 23, 1834
Catalog names
NGC  2434 • PGC  21325 • ESO  059-005 • 2MASX  J07345116-6917029 • SGC  073459-6910.3 • 2MASS J07345114-6917028 • LDCE 515 NED002

NGC 2434 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E1 in the constellation Volans at the southern sky . It is estimated to be 53 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter. Together with three other galaxies, it forms the NGC 2442 group or LGG 10 .

The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 23, 1834 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 2434
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman