NGC 1075

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Galaxy
NGC 1075
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NGC 1075 [1]
NGC 1075
AladinLite
Constellation whale
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 43 m 33.545 s
declination -16 ° 12 ′ 03.96 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SB (rs:) 0+:  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.5 mag
Angular expansion 0.8 ′ × 0.6 ′
Position angle 132 °
Surface brightness 13.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.026105 ± 0.000120  
Radial velocity 7826 ± 36 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(348 ± 24)  x  10 6  ly
(106.7 ± 7.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery Francis P. Leavenworth
Discovery date November 28, 1885
Catalog names
NGC  1075 • PGC  10320 • MCG  -03-08-002 • IRAS  02412-1624 • 2MASX  J02433355-1612036 • GALEX ASC J024333.51-161203.5 • WISEA J024333.58-161203.9

NGC 1075 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 348 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1074 , NGC 1081 , NGC 1105 , IC 1840 .

The property was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth on November 28, 1885 .

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 1075
  4. Seligman