NGC 434
NGC 434 is a 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]
| NGC 434 | |
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 NGC 434 as seen by 2MASS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Tucana |
| Right ascension | 01h 12m 14.1s[1] |
| Declination | −58° 14′ 53″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016425[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4,924 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.79[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -22.58[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(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] | |
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0434. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 400 - 449". Cseligman. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
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