NGC 1162

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Galaxy
NGC 1162
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NGC 1162 [1]
NGC 1162
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 1162
  4. ↑ Seligman