NGC 7623
Galaxy NGC 7623 |
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NGC 7623 & NGC 7621 (bottom right), SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Pegasus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 23 h 20 m 30.0 s |
declination | + 08 ° 23 ′ 45 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA0 ^ 0 ^: |
Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.30 × 0.9 |
Position angle | 165 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | LGG 473 |
Redshift | 0.012472 +/- 0.000070 |
Radial velocity | 3739 +/- 21 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(174 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (53.3 ± 3.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | September 26, 1785 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 7623 • UGC 12526 • PGC 71132 • CGCG 406-075 • MCG + 01-59-056 • 2MASX J23202996 + 0823446 • GC 4938 • H III 435 • h 2231 • GALEX ASC J232030.00 + 082345.3 • LDCE 1573 NED010 |
NGC 7623 is a Lenticular Hubble-type S0 galaxy in the constellation Pegasus in the northern sky , estimated to be 174 million light years from the Milky Way .
The galaxies NGC 7615 , NGC 7619 , NGC 7621 , NGC 7626 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on September 26, 1785 .