NGC 417
| Galaxy NGC 417 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 11 m 05.5 s |
| declination | -18 ° 08 ′ 54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB0-: / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 55 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.042223 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 12,658 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(566 ± 40) · 10 6 Lj (173.6 ± 12.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis P. Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 417 • PGC 4237 • ESO 541-024 • MCG -03-04-019 • 2MASX J01110557-1808534 • SGC 010839-1824.9 • GALEX ASC J011105.71-180854.9 | |
NGC 417 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / SB0 with an active galaxy core in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 566 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 100,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered in 1886 by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth .
Web links
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