NGC 1131

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Galaxy
NGC 1131
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NGC 1131 [1]
NGC 1131
AladinLite
Constellation Perseus
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 54 m 34.0 s
declination + 41 ° 33 ′ 33 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E.  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.6 mag
Angular expansion 0.4 ′ × 0.4 ′
Surface brightness 12.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation WBL 88
NGC 1129 group  
Redshift 0.017882 ± 0.000058  
Radial velocity 5361 ± 17 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(245 ± 17)  ·  10 6  ly
(75.0 ± 5.3)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Parsons
Discovery date December 8, 1855
Catalog names
NGC  1131 • PGC  10964 • CGCG  539-125 • CGCG 540-007 • MCG  + 07-07-005 • 2MASX  J02543399 + 4133327 • GC  618 • GALEX ASC J025433.90 + 413332.0 • LDCE 0224 NED080

NGC 1131 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 245 million light years from the Milky Way .
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1129 , NGC 1130 , IC 265 , IC 266 .

The object was discovered by William Parsons on December 8, 1855 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 1131
  4. ↑ Seligman