PGC 42

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Galaxy
LEDA / PGC 42
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Constellation Phoenix
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 00 h 00 m 26.92 s
declination -42 ° 32 ′ 51.2 ″
Appearance
Brightness  (B-band) 15.2 mag
Angular expansion 0.23 ′ × 0.15 ′
Physical data
Redshift 0.029550 ± 0.000150  
Radial velocity 8859 ± 45 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(394 ± 28)  ·  10 6  ly
(120.8 ± 8.5)  Mpc 
diameter 50,000 ly
history
Catalog names
PGC  42 • 2MASX  J00002691-4232515 • GALEX ASC J000026.96-423251.0 • 2MASS J00002691-4232510 • WISE A J000026.88-423251.2

LEDA / PGC 42 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type S in the constellation Phoenix in the southern sky . It is around 400 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 50,000 light years .

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Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. Seligman