NGC 425
| Galaxy data from NGC 425 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 13 m 02.5 s |
| declination | + 38 ° 46 ′ 06 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc? / pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.0 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 54 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.021475 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 6438 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(295 ± 21) x 10 6 ly (90.4 ± 6.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Truman Safford |
| Discovery date | October 29, 1866 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 425 • UGC 758 • PGC 4379 • CGCG 520-026 • MCG + 06-03-023 • IRAS 01102 + 3830 • 2MASX J01130255 + 3846060 • GALEX ASC J011302.64 + 384605.7 • LDCE 65 NED003 | |
NGC 425 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Andromeda on the northern sky . It is estimated to be 295 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 1647 .
The object was discovered by Truman Henry Safford on October 29, 1866 .
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