NGC 7302
| Galaxy NGC 7302 / IC 5228 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 22 h 32 m 23.8 s |
| declination | -14 ° 07 ′ 14 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) 0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 '× 1.1' |
| Position angle | 97 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.009016 ± 0.000053 |
| Radial velocity | 2703 ± 16 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(125 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (38.3 ± 2.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 3, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7302 • IC 5228 • PGC 69094 • MCG -02-57-013 • 2MASX J22322379-1407137 • GC 4802 • H IV 31 • h 2165 • GALEX ASC J223223.80-140714.2 | |
NGC 7302 = IC 5228 is an elliptical galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Aquarius on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 125 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 7298 , NGC 7300 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on October 3, 1785 .