NGC 279
| Galaxy NGC 279 |
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![NGC 279 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC279_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 279 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 52 m 08.95 s |
| declination | -02 ° 13 ′ 06.4 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SAB (r) 0+ |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 158 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 271 group LGG 13 |
| Redshift | 0.01293 ± 0.000077 |
| Radial velocity | 3878 ± 23 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(176 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (54.1 ± 3.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 1, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 279 • UGC 532 • PGC 3055 • CGCG 384-018 • MCG + 00-03-019A • IRAS 00495-0229 • 2MASX J00520893-0213064 • Mrk 558 • GC 159 • H III 439 • h 73 • GALEX ASC J005208.94 -021305.9 • LDCE 48 NED005 • NVSS J005208-021306 | |
NGC 279 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 176 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter. Together with six other galaxies, it forms the NGC 271 group ( LGG 13 ).
The galaxy NGC 271 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on October 1, 1785 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
Web links
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