NGC 439
| Galaxy NGC 439 |
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![NGC 439 & NGC 441 with PGC 4452 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_0439_DSS.jpg)
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| NGC 439 & NGC 441 with PGC 4452 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | sculptor |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 13 m 47.260 s |
| declination | -31 ° 44 ′ 49.70 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (rs) 0-? / LLAGN? |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.5 ′ × 1.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 156 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | SSRS group 61 |
| Redshift | 0.019357 ± 0.000083 |
| Radial velocity | 5803 ± 25 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(258 ± 18) x 10 6 ly (79.0 ± 5.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 27, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 439 • PGC 4423 • ESO 412-018 • MCG -05-04-015 • 2MASX J01134725-3144500 • SGC 11127-3200.7 • GC 246 • h 2394 • 2MASS J01134727-3144497 • LDCE 77 NED006 • NVSS J011347-314446 | |
NGC 439 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E / SB0 in the constellation Sculptor in the southern sky . It is an estimated 258 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 190,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 427 , NGC 441 , IC 1657 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2006di was observed here.
The object was discovered on September 27, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .