NGC 1138

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Galaxy
NGC 1138
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NGC 1138 [1] SDSS
NGC 1138 SDSS
AladinLite
Constellation Perseus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 56 m 36.44 s
declination + 43 ° 02 ′ 50.5 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SB0  
Brightness  (visual) 13.0 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 14.0 mag
Angular expansion 1.1 ′ × 1.1 ′
Surface brightness 13.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.007789 ± 0.000037  
Radial velocity 2335 ± 11 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(110 ± 8)  ·  10 6  ly
(33.6 ± 2.4)  Mpc 
history
discovery Wilhelm Herschel
Discovery date October 24, 1786
Catalog names
NGC  1138 • UGC  2408 • PGC  11118 • CGCG  540-015 • MCG  + 07-07-012 • 2MASX  J02563643 + 4302506 • GC  623 • H  III-580 • h  274 • GALEX ASC J025636.42 + 430248.7 • LDCE 224 NED090 • WISEA J025636.45 + 430250.3

NGC 1138 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 110 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 266 .

The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on October 24, 1786 .

Web links

Commons : NGC 1138  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e SEDS : NGC 1138
  4. Seligman