NGC 2434 (other designations - ESO 59-5 , PGC 21325 ) is an elliptical galaxy ( E ) in the constellation Flying Fish .
| NGC 2434 | |
|---|---|
| Galaxy | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | John herschel |
| opening date | 1834 |
| Designations | NGC 2434 , ESO 59-5 , PGC 21325 |
| Observational data ( Epoch J2000.0 ) | |
| Constellation | Flying fish |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Visible dimensions | 2.4 '× 2.2' |
| Visible magnitude m V | 11.3 |
| Photographic magnitude m B | 12.3 |
| Specifications | |
| Type of | E |
| Redshift | +0.004683 ± 0.000223 |
| Angular position | 133 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 |
This object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .
See also
- List of Messier objects
- New shared directory
Literature
- Hans-Walter Rix, P. Tim de Zeeuw, Nicolas Cretton, Roeland P. van der Marel, and C. Marcella Carollo. Dynamical Modeling of Velocity Profiles: The Dark Halo around the Elliptical Galaxy NGC 2434 (Eng.) // The Astrophysical Journal . - 1997. - DOI : 10.1086 / 304733 .
Links
- Information in English and French from the original “ New General Catalog ”
- Information (Eng.) From the Revised New General Catalog
- SIMBAD (eng.)
- VizieR (eng.)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
- NGC 2434 Publication List