NGC 7546
Galaxy NGC 7546 |
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NGC 7546 with LEDA 70824 (o) SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 23 h 15 m 05.6 s |
declination | -02 ° 19 ′ 29 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAB (r) bc: |
Brightness (visual) | 15.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.9 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.1 '× 0.9' |
Position angle | 5 ° |
Surface brightness | 14.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.027916 ± 0.000053 |
Radial velocity | 8369 ± 16 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(379 ± 26) · 10 6 ly (116.3 ± 8.1) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Albert Marth |
Discovery date | October 1, 1864 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 7546 • PGC 70820 • MCG -01-59-007 • 2MASX J23150565-0219292 • GALEX ASC J231505.59-021928.9 • NSA 150904 |
NGC 7546 is a barred spiral galaxy with a high rate of star formation of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 379 million light years from the Milky Way and about 120,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 7533 , NGC 7544 , NGC 7554 , NGC 7556 .
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on October 1, 1864 .