Q942174
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Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- EmG
- Redshift
- z = 0.0031330721312443632
- Morphology
- SAB(rs)cd
- Coordinates
- RA 344.3266° · Dec -41.0706°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Grus
- Right ascension
- 22 57 18
- Declination
- −41 ° 04 ′ 14 ″
- Redshift
- 0.003132 (939 ± 2 km/s)
- Distance
- 37.5 M ly (11.5 M pc )
- Type
- SAB(rs)cd
- Apparent size v
- 9.5 x 8.1 arcmin
- Notable features
- similar to the Milky Way
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- grand design spiral galaxy
- Constellation
- Grus
- Distance from Earth
- 13.24
- Image
- Phot-33c-04-fullres.jpg
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- catalog code
- Gaia DR2 6543107728830799744
- declination
- -41.07058937734880
- Commons category
- NGC 7424
- time of discovery or invention
- 1834-09-05
- discoverer or inventor
- John Frederick William Herschel
- apparent magnitude
- 9.254
- radial velocity
- 940
- galaxy morphological type
- SAB(rs)cd
- redshift
- 0.003142
- right ascension
- 344.32663404860130
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 7424 is a barred spiral galaxy located 37.5 million light-years away in the southern constellation Grus (the Crane). Its size (about 100,000 light-years) makes it similar to our own galaxy, the Milky Way. It is called a "grand design" galaxy because of its well defined spiral arms. Two supernovae and two ultraluminous X-ray sources have been discovered in NGC 7424.
Characteristics
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