NGC 7359
Galaxy NGC 7359 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Aquarius |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 22 h 44 m 48.0 s |
declination | -23 ° 41 ′ 17 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 ^ 0 ^: / sp |
Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.5 likes |
Angular expansion | 2.4 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 55 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 7377 group LGG 463 |
Redshift | 0.010908 ± 0.000050 |
Radial velocity | 3270 ± 15 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(149 ± 10) · 10 6 ly (45.6 ± 3.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
Discovery date | July 14, 1885 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 7359 • PGC 69638 • ESO 534-022 • MCG -04-53-034 • 2MASX J22444799-2341172 • SGC 224204-2357.0 • GALEX ASC J224448.07-234116.5 • LDCE 1535 NED001 |
NGC 7359 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Aquarius on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 149 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 105,000 light years across.
The object was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on July 14, 1885 .