NGC 7406
Galaxy NGC 7406 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Aquarius |
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 |
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 .