NGC 345

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Galaxy
NGC 345
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NGC 345 [1] SDSS image
NGC 345 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation whale
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 01 m 22.1 s
declination -06 ° 53 ′ 03 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA (s) a:  
Brightness  (visual) 13.9 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 14.8 mag
Angular expansion 1.2 ′ × 0.8 ′
Position angle 138 °
Surface brightness 13.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.017592 ± 0.000103  
Radial velocity 5274 ± 31 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(238 ± 17)  x  10 6  ly
(73.0 ± 5.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Albert Marth
Discovery date September 27, 1864
Catalog names
NGC  345 • PGC  3665 • MCG  -01-03-064 • 2MASX  J01012211-0653034 • GC  5137 • GALEX ASC J010122.19-065305.0 • USGC S034 NED04 • NSA 128291

NGC 345 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sa in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 238 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 342 , NGC 347 , NGC 349 , NGC 350 .

The object was discovered on September 27, 1864 by the German astronomer Albert Marth .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f NGC 345
  4. Seligman