NGC 7400
| Galaxy NGC 7400 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | crane |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 22 h 54 m 20.8 s |
| declination | -45 ° 20 ′ 49 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB: (r) b |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.7 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 2 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.010012 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 3002 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(133 ± 9) x 10 6 ly (40.7 ± 2.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 6, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7400 • PGC 69967 • ESO 290-022 • IRAS 22514-4536 = • 2MASX J22542080-4520492 • SGC 225127-4536.8 • HIPASS J2254-45 | |
NGC 7400 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Crane on southern sky . It is estimated to be 133 million light years from the Milky Way and about 105,000 ly in diameter.
The Type Ia supernova SN 2002ge was observed here.
The object was discovered by John Herschel on September 6, 1834 .