NGC 795
| Galaxy NGC 795 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 1 h 59 m 49.3 s |
| declination | -55 ° 49 ′ 27 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 141 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.019440 ± 0.000133 |
| Radial velocity | 5828 ± 40 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(255 ± 18) · 10 6 ly (78.2 ± 5.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 27, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 795 • PGC 7552 • ESO 153-008 • 2MASX J01594938-5549269 • SGC 015805-5604.0 • GC 479 • h 2455 • GALEX ASC J015949.32-554927.1 • LDCE 122 NED009 | |
NGC 795 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky . It is an estimated 255 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on October 27, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 795. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on March 21, 2016 (English).
- NGC 795. DSO Browser, accessed March 21, 2016 .