NGC 1172
| Galaxy NGC 1172 |
|
|---|---|
|
|
| High-resolution image from the Hubble Space Telescope of the center of the galaxy NGC 1172 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
|
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
|
| Right ascension | 03 h 01 m 36.05 s |
| declination | -14 ° 50 ′ 11.7 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E + |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.3 ′ × 1.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 27 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.005567 ± 0.000027 |
| Radial velocity | 1669 ± 8 km / s |
|
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(72 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (22.2 ± 1.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 30, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1172 • PGC 11420 • MCG -03-08-059 • 2MASX J03013603-1450118 • GC 636 • H II 502 • h 280 • GALEX ASC J030136.01-145013.4 • USGC S108 NED02 • WISEA J030136.07-145011.4 | |
NGC 1172 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3 in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky . It is estimated to be 72 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1180 , NGC 1181 , NGC 1188 , NGC 1189 .
The object was on 30 December 1785 by the astronomer William Herschel using a 18.7-inch - telescope discovered.
Web links
Commons : NGC 1172 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
