NGC 7392
| Galaxy NGC 7392 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 22 h 51 m 48.74 s |
| declination | -20 ° 36 ′ 29.1 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ':) SB (rs) ab / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.2 ′ × 1.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 23 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 7377 group LGG 463 |
| Redshift | 0.010647 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 3192 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(145 ± 10) · 10 6 ly (44.6 ± 3.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 11, 1787 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7392 • PGC 69887 • ESO 603-22 • MCG -04-53-040 • IRAS 22491-2052 • 2MASX J22514874-2036292 • SGC 224908-2052.4 • GC 4850 • H II 702 • h 2186 • NVSS J225148-203627 • LDCE 1540 NED003 | |
NGC 7392 is a barred spiral galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type SBBC in the constellation Aquarius on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 145 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 7381 and IC 5261 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by William Herschel on September 11, 1787 .
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