NGC 1162
Galaxy NGC 1162 |
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NGC 1162 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 58 m 56.00 s |
declination | -12 ° 23 ′ 54.9 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E: |
Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.5 likes |
Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.4 ′ |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.013139 ± 0.000080 |
Radial velocity | 3939 ± 24 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(174 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (53.4 ± 3.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | November 27, 1785 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1162 • PGC 11274 • MCG -02-08-036 • 2MASX J02585601-1223547 • GC 630 • H III 469 • h 2502 • 2MASS J02585597-1223551 • GALEX ASC J025855.84-122356.6 • LDCE 219 NED001 • WISEA J025855.97 -122355.1 |
NGC 1162 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Eridanus the southern sky . It is estimated to be 174 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years across.
The galaxy IC 271 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on November 27, 1785 .