NGC 1120
Galaxy NGC 1120 / IC 261 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 49 m 04.1 s |
declination | -14 ° 28 ′ 14 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E-S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
Position angle | 40 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.028413 ± 0.000093 |
Radial velocity | 8518 ± 28 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(379 ± 26) · 10 6 ly (116.2 ± 8.1) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
Discovery date | January 1, 1886 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1120 • IC 261 • PGC 10664 • MCG -03-08-028 • 2MASX J02490407-1428140 • GALEX ASC J024904.12-142815.0 • LDCE 198 NED011 |
NGC 1120 = IC 261 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 379 million light-years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 145,000 ly
. a. the galaxies NGC 1089 , NGC 1103 , NGC 1139 , IC 1853 .
The object was discovered on January 1st, 1886 by Francis Leavenworth .