NGC 7406
| Galaxy NGC 7406 |
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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 53 m 56.2 s |
| declination | -06 ° 34 ′ 45 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 '× 0.6' |
| Position angle | 75 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.005354 ± 0.000023 |
| Radial velocity | 1605 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(77 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (23.6 ± 1.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | August 25, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7406 • PGC 69947 • MCG -01-58-003 • 2MASX J22535624-0634453 • NVSS J225356-063447 • NSA 150265 | |
NGC 7406 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Aquarius on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 77 million light years from the Milky Way and about 25,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on August 25, 1864 .