NGC 1191
| Galaxy NGC 1191 |
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NGC 1192 , NGC 1191, NGC 1190 , SDSS image |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 03 m 30.9 s |
| declination | -15 ° 41 ′ 07 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 60 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | HCG 22 ?? NGC 1191 group |
| Redshift | 0.030915 ± 0.000070 |
| Radial velocity | 9268 ± 21 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(412 ± 29) x 10 6 ly (126.3 ± 8.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | December 2, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1191 • PGC 11514 • MCG -03-08-064 • 2MASX J03033083-1541069 • HCG 22D • GALEX ASC J030330.83-154106.0 | |
NGC 1191 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky . It is estimated to be 412 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 ly in diameter. The galaxy is considered part of the Hickson Compact Group HCG 22 , but is much further away than the other members.
The object was discovered on December 2, 1885 by the astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth .