NGC 431
Lenticular galaxy in constellation Andromeda
NGC 431 | |
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NGC 431 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 01h 14m 04.5s[1] |
Declination | +33° 42′ 15″[1] |
Redshift | 0.019107[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,728 km/s[1] |
Distance | 318.55 ± 74.14 Mly (97.667 ± 22.732 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.86[1] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | -22.96[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.4' × 0.9'[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 00776, CGCG 501-132, MCG +05-04-002, 2MASX J01140455+3342149, PGC 4437.[1] |
NGC 431 is a lenticular galaxy of type SB0 located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on November 22, 1827 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "faint, small, very suddenly brighter middle."[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0431. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
External links
- Media related to NGC 431 at Wikimedia Commons
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- PGC 4433
- PGC 4434
- PGC 4435
- PGC 4436
- PGC 4437
- PGC 4438
- PGC 4439
- PGC 4440
- PGC 4441
- UGC 772
- UGC 773
- UGC 774
- UGC 775
- UGC 776
- UGC 777
- UGC 778
- UGC 779
- UGC 780
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