NGC 7693
Galaxy NGC 7693 |
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NGC 7693 with LEDA 1121906 (u) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 23 h 33 m 10.5 s |
declination | -01 ° 17 ′ 31 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (r) 0+: |
Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.2 '× 0.8' |
Position angle | 156 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.008346 ± 0.000017 |
Radial velocity | 2502 ± 5 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(117 ± 8) x 10 6 ly (35.9 ± 2.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | December 1, 1882 |
Discovery date | Asaph Hall |
Catalog names | |
NGC 7693 • PGC 71720 • CGCG 381-006 • MCG + 00-60-003 • 2MASX J23331048-0117312 • GALEX ASC J233310.52-011730.4 |
NGC 7693 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 117 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light-years across.
The object was discovered by Asaph Hall on December 1, 1882 .