NGC 391
Galaxy data from NGC 391 |
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NGC 391 with LEDA 212660 (l) & LEDA 212659 (r) ( SDSS image) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 07 m 22.6 s |
declination | + 00 ° 55 ′ 33 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | (R ') SA0-: |
Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
Position angle | 45 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.017882 ± 0.000083 |
Radial velocity | 5361 ± 25 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(243 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (74.4 ± 5.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | George Phillips Bond |
Discovery date | January 8, 1853 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 391 • UGC 693 • PGC 3976 • CGCG 384-077 • MCG + 00-03-075 • 2MASX J01072255 + 0055331 • GC 211 • GALEX ASC J010722.51 + 005532.8 • LDCE 66 NED005 |
NGC 391 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is around 243 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 65,000 light years .
The object was discovered on January 8, 1853 by the American astronomer George Phillips Bond .