NGC 7109
| Galaxy NGC 7109 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Southern fish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 21 h 41 m 58.5 s |
| declination | -34 ° 26 ′ 45 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 '× 0.7' |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.017455 ± 0.000110 |
| Radial velocity | 5233 ± 33 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(235 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (72.1 ± 5.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 25, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7109 • PGC 67192 • ESO 403-015 • MCG -06-47-011 • 2MASX J21415854-3426451 • VV 376 • GALEX ASC J214158.38-342645.5 • LDCE 1479 NED001 | |
NGC 7109 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Piscis Austrinus the southern sky . It is an estimated 235 million light years away from the Milky Way and is about 50,000 light years across.
The galaxy NGC 7110 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on September 25, 1834 .