NGC 1184

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Galaxy
NGC 1184
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NGC 1184 [1]
NGC 1184
AladinLite
Constellation Cepheus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 16 m 45.03 s
declination + 80 ° 47 ′ 36.0 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0 / a  
Brightness  (visual) 12.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.4 mag
Angular expansion 2.8 ′ × 0.6 ′
Position angle 165 °
Surface brightness 12.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.007812 ± 0.000063  
Radial velocity 2342 ± 19 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(112 ± 8)  ·  10 6  ly
(34.4 ± 2.4)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date September 16, 1787
Catalog names
NGC  1184 • UGC  2583 • PGC  12174 • CGCG  346-002 • MCG  + 13-03-002 • 2MASX  J03164489 + 8047358 • GC  638 • H  II 704 • NSA 133273 • NVSS J031644 + 804735 • WISEA J031645.16 + 804736.1

NGC 1184 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Cepheus in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 112 million light years from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter.

The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on September 16, 1787 .

Web links

Commons : NGC 1184  - 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 f SEDS : NGC 1184
  4. Seligman