NGC 374
Galaxy NGC 374 |
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NGC 374 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
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 |
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 .