NGC 374
| Galaxy NGC 374 |
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![NGC 374 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC374_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 374 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 07 m 05.78 s |
| declination | + 32 ° 47 ′ 42.4 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 175 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 383 group NGC 452 group LGG 18 |
| Redshift | 0.016782 ± 0.000097 |
| Radial velocity | 5031 ± 29 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(232 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (71.0 ± 5.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | October 7, 1861 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 374 • UGC 680 • PGC 3952 • CGCG 501-080 • MCG + 05-03-048 • 2MASX J01070577 + 3247425 • GC 199 • GALEX ASC J010705.77 + 324743.3 • LDCE 74 NED022 | |
NGC 374 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 232 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. Together with 21 other galaxies, it is a member of the NGC 452 group ( LGG 18 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 379 , NGC 380 , NGC 383 , IC 1619 .
The object was discovered on October 7, 1861 by the German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest .