NGC 43

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Galaxy
NGC 43
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NGC 43 with LEDA 1924587 (ro) [1] SDSS image
NGC 43 with LEDA 1924587 (ro) SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Andromeda
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 00 h 13 m 00.75 s
declination + 30 ° 54 ′ 55.0 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SB0  
Brightness  (visual) 12.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.7 mag
Angular expansion 1.6 ′ × 1.5 ′
Position angle 15 °
Surface brightness 13.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 7819 Group
NGC 7831 Group
LGG 1  
Redshift 0.015961 ± 0.000033  
Radial velocity 4785 ± 10 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(222 ± 16)  ·  10 6  ly
(68.0 ± 4.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date November 11, 1827
Catalog names
NGC  43 • UGC  120 • PGC  875 • CGCG  499-079 • MCG  + 05-01-054 • 2MASX  J00130073 + 3054551 • GC  21 • GALEX ASC J001300.76 + 305457.0 • LDCE 9 NED002 • NSA 153205

NGC 43 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Andromeda in the northern sky . It is an estimated 222 million light years from the Milky Way and is about 105,000 light years in diameter . The galaxy is considered a member of the NGC 7831 group ( LGG 1 ).

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 39 and NGC 44 .

The object was discovered on November 11, 1827 by the British astronomer John Herschel .

Web links

Commons : NGC 43  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual proof

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman