NGC 7393

NGC 7393
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAquarius
Right ascension22h 51m 38.1s[1]
Declination−05° 33′ 26″[1]
Redshift0.012522 ± 0.000017[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity3754 ± 5 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.4[1]
Surface brightness22.84 mag/arcsec2
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)c pec[1]
Apparent size (V)1.9′ × 0.9′[1]
Other designations
VV 68, Arp 15, MCG -01-58-002, PGC 69874

NGC 7393 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Aquarius. It is estimated to about 120 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light-years in diameter.[1] NGC 7393 belongs to the class of spiral galaxies with separated sections in the Arp catalog. Astronomer Halton Arp divided his catalog of unusual galaxies into groups based on purely morphological criteria.[2] NGC 7393 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on October 5, 1785.

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7393. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  2. ^ "ARP Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-21.