NGC 1129
| Galaxy NGC 1129 |
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| NGC 1129 with LEDA 10953 (r.), SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 54 m 27.4 s |
| declination | + 41 ° 34 ′ 47 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E / BrClG |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.9 ′ × 2.1 ′ |
| Position angle | 90 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 88 |
| Redshift | 0.017325 ± 0.000053 |
| Radial velocity | 5194 ± 16 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(237 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (72.7 ± 5.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 17, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1129 • UGC 2373 • PGC 10959 • CGCG 539-124 • 540-006 • MCG + 07-07-004 • 2MASX J02542739 + 4134467 • VV 85a • GC 616 • H II 602 • h 271 • GALEX ASC J025427.58 + 413448.0 • LDCE 224 NED079 | |
NGC 1129 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3 in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 237 million light years from the Milky Way and about 200,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1130 , NGC 1131 , IC 265 , IC 266 .
The type Ib supernova SN 2007ke was observed here.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on October 17, 1786 .