NGC 403
| Galaxy NGC 403 |
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![NGC 403 with PGC 4113 (ul) [1] SDSS uptake](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC403_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 403 with PGC 4113 (ul) SDSS uptake | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 09 m 14.16 s |
| declination | + 32 ° 45 ′ 07.7 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / a: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.9 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 86 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 29 NGC 383 group NGC 452 group LGG 18 |
| Redshift | 0.016978 ± 0.000037 |
| Radial velocity | 5090 ± 11 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(234 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (71.8 ± 5.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | August 29, 1862 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 403 • UGC 715 • PGC 4111 • CGCG 501-104 • MCG + 05-03-068 • 2MASX J01091415 + 3245078 • GC 217 • NSA 153928 • LDCE 74 NED034 | |
NGC 403 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 234 million light years from the Milky Way and about 120,000 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 392 , NGC 397 , NGC 398 , NGC 399 .
The object was discovered on August 29, 1862 by the German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest .
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