NGC 39 is an unbarredspiral galaxy in theconstellationAndromeda. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 4529 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 217.9 ± 15.3 Mly (66.80 ± 4.69 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 2 November 1790.[2]
According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 39 is a member of theNGC 7831 group (also known asLGG 1), which contains at least 18 galaxies, includingNGC 13,NGC 19,NGC 20,NGC 21,NGC 43,NGC 7805,NGC 7806,NGC 7819, andNGC 7836.[3]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 39: SN 2024rbc (type Ib, mag. 20.5443) was discovered byZwicky Transient Facility on 3 August 2024.[4]
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