NGC 1192

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Galaxy
NGC 1192
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NGC 1192, NGC 1191, NGC 1190, SDSS image
NGC 1192, NGC 1191 , NGC 1190 ,
SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 03 m 34.6 s
declination -15 ° 40 ′ 44 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E5  
Brightness  (visual) 14.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.8 mag
Angular expansion 0.7 ′ × 0.3 ′
Position angle 102 °
Surface brightness 13.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.032059 ± 0.000047  
Radial velocity 9611 ± 14 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(427 ± 30)  x  10 6  ly
(130.9 ± 9.2)  Mpc 
history
discovery Francis Leavenworth
Discovery date December 2, 1885
Catalog names
NGC  1192 • PGC  11519 • MCG  -03-08-065 • 2MASX  J03033464-1540439 • HCG  22E •

NGC 1192 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E5 in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky , the 427 million estimated light years from the Milky Way 's center.
Together with NGC 1189 , NGC 1190 , NGC 1191 and NGC 1199, it forms the Hickson Compact Group 22 (HCG 22).

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

Web links

Commons : NGC 1192  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 1192
  3. Seligman