NGC 753
| Galaxy NGC 753 |
|
|---|---|
|
|
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
|
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
|
| Right ascension | 01 h 57 m 42.2 s |
| declination | + 35 ° 54 ′ 58 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (rs) bc |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13 likes |
| Angular expansion | 3 ′ × 1.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 125 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 262 LGG 37 |
| Redshift | 0.016355 ± 0.000007 |
| Radial velocity | 4903 ± 2 km / s |
|
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(225 ± 16) · 10 6 ly (69.0 ± 4.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | September 16, 1865 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 753 • UGC 1437 • PGC 7387 • CGCG 522-086 • MCG + 06-05-66 • IRAS 01547 + 3540 • 2MASX J01574218 + 3554581 • GC 5201 • NVSS J015741 + 355458 • LDCE 0115 NED035 | |
NGC 753 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Andromeda in the northern sky . It is an estimated 225 million light years from the Milky Way and about 195,000 light years in diameter . The galaxy is considered a member of the Abell 262 galaxy group .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 732 , NGC 759 , IC 171 , IC 178 .
The supernova SN 1954E was observed here.
The object was discovered on September 16, 1865 by the German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 753. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 26, 2016 (English).
- NGC 753. DSO Browser, accessed February 26, 2016 .