PGC 4344
Galaxy LEDA / PGC 4344 |
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NGC 434, NGC 440 & PGC 4344 (KTS 8) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Toucan |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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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 ).