NGC 315
| Galaxy NGC 315 |
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![NGC 315 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC315_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 315 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 57 m 48.9 s |
| declination | + 30 ° 21 ′ 09 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E +: / LINER / Sy3b-Sy1 |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3 ′ × 2.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 43 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 22 NGC 266 group NGC 315 group LGG 14 |
| Redshift | 0.016485 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 4942 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(228 ± 16) · 10 6 ly (69.8 ± 4.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 11, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 315 • UGC 597 • PGC 3455 • CGCG 501-052 • MCG + 05-03-301 • 2MASX J00574891 + 3021083 • GC 176 • H II 210 • h 79 • NSA 128182 • LDCE 74 NED011 • spar 28A | |
NGC 315 is an elliptical galaxy with an active galaxy core in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 228 million light years from the Milky Way and about 200,000 light years in diameter. She is the namesake of the group of 42 galaxies .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 311 , NGC 318 , NGC 338 , IC 66 .
The object was discovered on September 11, 1784 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .