NGC 415
Galaxy NGC 415 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | sculptor |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 10 m 05.7 s |
declination | -35 ° 29 ′ 27 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (rs) b |
Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
Position angle | 55 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.021655 ± 0.000033 |
Radial velocity | 6492 ± 10 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(288 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (88.3 ± 6.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | September 1, 1834 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 415 • PGC 4161 • ESO 352-014 • MCG -06-03-024 • IRAS 01077-3545 • 2MASX J01100570-3529265 • SGC 010746-3545.4 • GC 225 • h 2383 • GALEX ASC J011005.58-352926.2 • LDCE 64 NED004 |
NGC 415 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBb in the constellation Sculptor in the southern sky . It is an estimated 288 million light years from the Milky Way and about 120,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 409 .
The object was discovered on September 1, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
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