NGC 307
| Galaxy NGC 307 |
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![NGC 307 with LEDA 212625 (o) [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC307_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 307 with LEDA 212625 (o) SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 56 m 32.58 s |
| declination | -01 ° 46 ′ 19.0 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 ^ 0 ^: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 85 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 271 group LGG 13 |
| Redshift | 0.013376 ± 0.000073 |
| Radial velocity | 4010 ± 22 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(182 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (55.9 ± 3.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 6, 1831 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 307 • UGC 584 • PGC 3367 • CGCG 384-039 • MCG + 00-03-035 • GC 172 • GALEX ASC J005632.68-014617.1 • h 77 • LDCE 48 NED006 | |
NGC 307 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 182 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light-years across. Together with six other galaxies, it forms the NGC 271 group ( LGG 13 ).
The Type Ia supernova SN 2008ee was observed here.
The object was discovered on September 6, 1831 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
Web links
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