NGC 7278
| Galaxy NGC 7278 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 22 h 28 m 22.4 s |
| declination | -60 ° 10 ′ 11 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SA (rs) from |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 4 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.041902 ± 0.000103 |
| Radial velocity | 12,562 ± 31 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(558 ± 39) · 10 6 Lj (171.0 ± 12.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | August 11, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7278 • PGC 68940 • ESO 146-027 • 2MASX J22282239-6010112 • SGC 222503-6025.5 • GALEX ASC J222822.39-601011.7 | |
NGC 7278 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Toucan in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 558 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 130,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 5213 , IC 5218 , IC 5220 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on August 11, 1836 .