NGC 399
| Galaxy NGC 399 |
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![NGC 399 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC399_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 399 SDSS image | |
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| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 08 m 59.20 s |
| declination | + 32 ° 38 ′ 03.5 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SBa: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 40 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 29 NGC 383 group LGG 18 |
| Redshift | 0.017235 ± 0.000067 |
| Radial velocity | 5167 ± 20 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(238 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (72.9 ± 5.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lawrence Parsons |
| Discovery date | October 7, 1874 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 399 • UGC 712 • PGC 4096 • CGCG 501-101 • MCG + 05-03-067 • 2MASX J01085920 + 3238037 • GC 5152 • GALEX ASC J010859.29 + 323805.7 • LDCE 74 NED031 | |
NGC 399 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBa in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 238 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years across. 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 387 , NGC 398 , NGC 403 .
The object was discovered on October 7, 1874 by the Irish astronomer Lawrence Parsons .