PGC 4344

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Galaxy
LEDA / PGC 4344
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NGC 434, NGC 440 & PGC 4344 (KTS 8) [1]
NGC 434, NGC 440 & PGC 4344 (KTS 8)
AladinLite
Constellation Toucan
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 12 m 29.620 s
declination -58 ° 12 ′ 34.21 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SB (s) 0 / a / pec  
Brightness  (visual) 14.9 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.8 mag
Angular expansion 1.20 ′ × 0.3 ′
Position angle 51 °
Surface brightness 13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 434 group
LGG 19  
Redshift 0.016104 ± 0.000027  
Radial velocity 4828 ± 8 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(211 ± 15)  ·  10 6  ly
(64.6 ± 4.6)  Mpc 
history
Catalog names
NGC  434A  • PGC  4344 • ESO  113-024 • SGC  011029-5828.4 • KTS 8B

LEDA / PGC 4344 ( NGC 434A ) is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Toucan in the southern sky . It is an estimated 211 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. Together with NGC 434 it forms a bound galaxy pair and with NGC 440 the trio KTS 8 . The galaxy is part of the 10-member NGC 434 group ( LGG 19 ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS: NGC 434
  4. ^ VizieR