NGC 7229
| Galaxy NGC 7229 |
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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 | 22 h 14 m 03.22 s |
| declination | -29 ° 22 ′ 57.9 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) c / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 'x 1.5' |
| Position angle | 157 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 7221 group LGG 454 |
| Redshift | 0.014281 ± 0.000019 |
| Radial velocity | 4281 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(193 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (59.2 ± 4.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 27, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7229 • PGC 68344 • ESO 467-024 • MCG -05-52-051 • IRAS 22112-2937 • 2MASX J22140322-2922577 • SGC 221112-2937.9 • GALEX ASC J221403.30-292257.3 • HIPASS J2214-29a • LDCE 1505 NED003 • WISEA J221403.22-292258.1 | |
NGC 7229 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble-type SBc with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Southern Pisces. It is estimated to be 193 million light years from the Milky Way and about 100,000 light years in diameter. Together with NGC 7221 and PGC 68360 , it forms the small NGC 7221 group ( LGG 454 ).
The object was discovered by John Herschel on September 27, 1834 .