NGC 1119
| Galaxy NGC 1119 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 48 m 17.1 s |
| declination | -17 ° 59 ′ 15 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SB0 ^ 0 ^? / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 0 ° |
| Surface brightness | 11.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.014507 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 4349 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(192 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (58.9 ± 4.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | October 17, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1119 • PGC 10607 • ESO 546-024 • IRAS 02459-1811 • 2MASX J02481708-1759154 • GALEX ASC J024817.04-175915.1 | |
NGC 1119 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 192 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on October 17, 1885 by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth .