NGC 1104
| Galaxy NGC 1104 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 48 m 38.7 s |
| declination | -00 ° 16 ′ 17 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SB (rs) 0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 70 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.021722 ± 0.000057 |
| Radial velocity | 6512 ± 17 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(291 ± 21) · 10 6 ly (89.3 ± 6.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | November 6, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1104 • UGC 2287 • PGC 10634 • CGCG 389-020 • MCG + 00-08-019 • IRAS 02461-0028 • 2MASX J02483872-0016169 • GALEX ASC J024838.58-001618.3 • LDCE 202 NED002 | |
NGC 1104 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 291 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 100,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1094 , IC 263 , IC 264 , IC 1856 .
The object was discovered on November 6, 1864 by the astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest .