NGC 39
Galaxy NGC 39 |
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NGC 39 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 00 h 12 m 18.8 s |
declination | + 31 ° 03 ′ 40 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA (rs) c |
Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 1 ′ |
Position angle | 87 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation |
NGC 7819 Group NGC 7831 Group LGG 1 |
Redshift | 0.016201 ± 0.000037 |
Radial velocity | 4857 ± 11 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(225 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (68.9 ± 4.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | November 2, 1790 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 39 • UGC 114 • PGC 852 • CGCG 499-076 • MCG + 05-01-052 • IRAS 00096 + 3046 • 2MASX J00121885 + 3103399 • GC 18 • H III 861 • h 7 • GALEX ASC J001218.93 + 310341.5 • LDCE 9 NED001 • NVSS J001219 + 310332 |
NGC 39 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Andromeda on the northern sky . It is an estimated 225 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter . The galaxy is considered a member of the NGC 7831 group ( LGG 1 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 43 and NGC 44 .
The object was discovered on November 2, 1790 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
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