NGC 434

Galaxy in the constellation Tucana

NGC 434
NGC 434
NGC 434 (right side, lower galaxy) and NGC 434A (right side, upper galaxy) as seen by legacy surveys. At the lower left side is NGC 440.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTucana
Right ascension01h 12m 14.1s[1]
Declination−58° 14′ 53″[1]
Redshift0.016425[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4,924 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.79[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)-22.58[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(s)ab[1]
Apparent size (V)2.1' × 1.2'[1]
Other designations
ESO 113- G 023, 2MASX J01121411-5814525, ESO-LV 1130230, PGC 4325.[1]

NGC 434 is an intermediate spiral galaxy of type SAB(s)ab located in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on October 28, 1834 by John Herschel. It was described by Dreyer as "bright, small, round, pretty suddenly bright middle."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0434. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 434 at Wikimedia Commons
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NGCPGC
  • PGC 4321
  • PGC 4322
  • PGC 4323
  • PGC 4324
  • PGC 4325
  • PGC 4326
  • PGC 4327
  • PGC 4328
  • PGC 4329
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