NGC 432
| Galaxy NGC 432 |
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![NGC 432 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_0432_DSS.jpg)
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| NGC 432 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 11 m 46.26 s |
| declination | -61 ° 31 ′ 39.5 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 ^ -; E / D |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 117 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.026929 ± 0.000090 |
| Radial velocity | 8073 ± 27 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(356 ± 25) x 10 6 ly (109.0 ± 7.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 6, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 432 • PGC 4290 • ESO 113-022 • 2MASX J01114624-6131394 • SGC 010950-6147.5 • GC 241 • h 2391 • GALEX ASC J011146.18-613138.1 • LDCE 71 NED002 | |
NGC 432 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Toucan on southern sky . It is an estimated 356 million light years from the Milky Way and about 140,000 light years in diameter.
The object was mapped on October 6, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
Web links
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