Q43910

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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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 65.92
Image: NGC39 - SDSS DR14.jpg

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radial velocity: 4807
catalog code: [SLK2004] 24
Commons category: NGC 39
galaxy morphological type: Sc
time of discovery or invention: 1790-11-02
redshift: 0.016201
apparent magnitude: 10.587
right ascension: 3.0785542
declination: 31.0611028

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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