NGC 1158

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Galaxy
NGC 1158
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NGC 1158 [1]
NGC 1158
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 57 m 11.455 s
declination -14 ° 23 ′ 43.87 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SAB (rs) 0+ / pec:  
Brightness  (visual) 14.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.8 mag
Angular expansion 0.9 ′ × 0.6 ′
Position angle 147 °
Surface brightness 14.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.028236 ± 0.000150  
Radial velocity 8465 ± 45 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(376 ± 26)  ·  10 6  ly
(115.4 ± 8.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Francis Leavenworth
Discovery date January 1, 1886
Catalog names
NGC  1158 • PGC  11157 • MCG  -03-08-049 • 2MASX  J02571146-1423439 • GALEX ASC J025711.39-142343.9 • WISEA J025711.44-142343.5

NGC 1158 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 376 million light years from the Milky Way and about 100,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 268 , IC 269 , IC 270 , IC 272 .

The object was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on January 1, 1886 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 1158
  4. ↑ Seligman