NGC 7364
| Galaxy NGC 7364 |
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| NGC 7364 with SDSS J224417.28-000946.2 (r) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 22 h 44 m 24.4 s |
| declination | -00 ° 09 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / a / pec: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 '× 1.1' |
| Position angle | 65 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.016228 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 4865 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(223 ± 16) · 10 6 ly (68.5 ± 4.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 1, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7364 • UGC 12174 • PGC 69630 • CGCG 379-002 • MCG + 00-58-001 • 2MASX J22442436-0009432 • GC 4831 • H II 442 • h 2179 • GALEX ASC J224424.45-000944.3 • 2MIG 3083 | |
NGC 7364 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Aquarius on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 223 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 115,000 light years in diameter.
The supernovae SN 2006lc (Type Ib), SN 2009fk ( Type Ia ) and SN 2011im (Type Ia) were observed here.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on October 1st, 1785 .