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Q43910

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Also known as New General Catalogue 39

spiral 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 ′

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Encyclopedic overview

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

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