Q43910
Sign in to savespiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
Key facts
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Right ascension
- 00 12 18.8525
- Declination
- +31 ° 03 ′ 39.946 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 4857 ± 11 km/s
- Distance
- 217.9 ± 15.3 Mly (66.80 ± 4.69 Mpc )
- Group or cluster
- NGC 7831 Group (LGG 1)
- Type
- SA(rs)c
- Apparent size v
- 1.2 ′ × 1.0 ′
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
NGC 39 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4529 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 217.9 ± 15.3 Mly (66.80 ± 4.69 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 2 November 1790.
NGC 7831 Group