NGC 392
| Galaxy data from NGC 392 |
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![NGC 394, NGC 392 & NGC 397 [1] (v. O. N. U.)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC392_-_NGC394_-_NGC_397_-_SDSS_DR14.png)
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| NGC 394, NGC 392 & NGC 397 (above or below) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 08 m 23.46 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 08 ′ 01.0 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 50 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 26 NGC 383 group LGG 18 |
| Redshift | 0.015651 ± 0.000087 |
| Radial velocity | 4692 ± 26 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(217 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (66.4 ± 4.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 12, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 392 • UGC 700 • PGC 4042 • CGCG 501-094 • MCG + 05-03-062 • 2MASX J01082344 + 3308008 • GC 212 • H II 218 • h 87 • GALEX ASC J010823.51 + 330800.4 • LDCE 74 NED029 • HOLM 36A • KTG 3A | |
NGC 392 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 217 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years across.
Together with NGC 394 and NGC 397 , it forms the isolated galaxy trio KTG 3 . It is a member of the NGC 452 group ( LGG 18 ) with 21 other galaxies .
The object was discovered on September 12, 1784 by the German-British astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel .
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