NGC 1212

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Galaxy
NGC 1212 / IC 1883
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NGC 1212 [1] SDSS image
NGC 1212 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Perseus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 09 m 42.23 s
declination + 40 ° 53 ′ 35.1 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0 / a  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.5 mag
Angular expansion 1 ′ × 0.5 ′
Position angle 22 °
Surface brightness 13.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.019760 ± 0.000113  
Radial velocity 5924 ± 34 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(269 ± 19)  ·  10 6  ly
(82.6 ± 5.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Lewis Swift
Discovery date October 18, 1884
Catalog names
NGC  1212 • IC  1883 • UGC  2560 • PGC  11815 • 2MASX  J03094220 + 4053349 • NSA 155440 • WISEA J030942.16 + 405335.1

NGC 1212 = IC 1883 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is an estimated 269 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies IC 290 , IC 292 , IC 293 , IC 1884 are in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered on October 18, 1884 by the astronomer Lewis Swift .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 1212
  4. Seligman