NGC 7404
Galaxy NGC 7404 / IC 5260 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | crane |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 22 h 54 m 18.6 s |
declination | -39 ° 18 ′ 54 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAB (s) 0-? |
Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.5 'x 0.8' |
Position angle | 2 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | SSRS group 40 |
Redshift | 0.006368 ± 0.000053 |
Radial velocity | 1909 ± 16 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(85 ± 6) x 10 6 ly (26.1 ± 1.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | October 4, 1836 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 7404 • IC 5260 • PGC 69964 • ESO 346-011 • 346-010 • MCG -07-47-001 • 2MASX J22541861-3918537 • SGC 225129-3934.9 • GALEX ASC J225418.56-391854.1 • LDCE 1547 NED001 |
NGC 7404 = IC 5260 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / SB0 in the constellation Crane in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 85 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter. It probably forms a garavitively bound galaxy pair with NGC 7410 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on October 4, 1836 .