NGC 7659
Galaxy NGC 7659 |
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NGC 7659 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Pegasus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 23 h 25 m 55.683 s |
declination | + 14 ° 12 ′ 35.39 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 / a |
Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.8 '× 0.3' |
Position angle | 110 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Abell 2593 |
Redshift | 0.013232 ± 0.000120 |
Radial velocity | 3967 ± 36 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(185 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (56.6 ± 4.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | October 16, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 7659 • UGC 12595 • PGC 71417 • CGCG 431-064 • 2MASX J23255568 + 1412352 • GC 4961 • H III 212 • h 2239 • GALEX ASC J232555.63 + 141235.6 • WISEA J232555.69 + 141235.3 • LDCE 1581 NED004 |
NGC 7659 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Pegasus in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 185 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light-years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 7649 , NGC 7651 , IC 5319 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on October 16, 1784 .