NGC 7359
| Galaxy NGC 7359 |
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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 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 |
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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 .