NGC 7131
| Galaxy NGC 7131 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Capricorn |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 21 h 47 m 36.114 s |
| declination | -13 ° 10 ′ 57.42 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SA (rs) 0 ^ 0 ^? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 'x 1.0' |
| Position angle | 115 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.018072 ± 0.000043 |
| Radial velocity | 5418 ± 13 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(247 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (75.7 ± 5.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | August 7, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7131 • PGC 67359 • MCG -02-55-002 • 2MASX J21473610-1310576 • 2MASS J21473609-1310577 • GALEX ASC J214735.96-131056.3 • LDCE 1485 NED001 | |
NGC 7131 is a Lenticular Galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Capricorn on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 247 million light years from the Milky Way and about 125,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 7134 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 1998co was observed here.
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on August 7, 1864 .