NGC 1188

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Galaxy
NGC 1188
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NGC 1188 [1]
NGC 1188
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 03 m 43.37 s
declination -15 ° 29 ′ 04.5 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SAB (r) 0 ^ 0 ^:  
Brightness  (visual) 13.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.8 mag
Angular expansion 1.0 ′ × 0.5 ′
Position angle 170 °
Surface brightness 12.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.008729 ± 0.000100  
Radial velocity 2617 ± 30 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(114 ± 8)  x  10 6  ly
(35.1 ± 2.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery Francis P. Leavenworth
Discovery date December 2, 1885
Catalog names
NGC  1188 • PGC  11533 • MCG  -03-08-068 • IRAS  F03013-1537 • 2MASX  J03034337-1529046 • GALEX ASC J030343.34-152903.1 • LDCE 217 NED005 • WISEA J030343.36-152904.2

NGC 1188 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 114 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years across.
The galaxies NGC 1189 , NGC 1189, NGC 1190 , NGC 1192 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered on December 2, 1885 by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth .

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 1188
  4. ↑ Seligman