NGC 1199
Galaxy NGC 1199 |
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Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 03 m 38.411 s |
declination | -15 ° 36 ′ 47.50 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E3: |
Brightness (visual) | 11.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.3 ′ × 1.7 ′ |
Position angle | 63 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | HCG 22 NGC 1103 group LGG 76 |
Redshift | 0.008573 ± 0.000017 |
Radial velocity | 2570 ± 5 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(113 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (34.5 ± 2.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | December 30, 1785 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1199 • PGC 11527 • MCG -03-08-067 • 2MASX J03033838-1536486 • HCG 22A • GC 643 • H II 503 • h 282 • GALEX ASC J030338.47-153647.8 • LDCE 217 NED004 • WISEA J030338.42-153648.4 |
NGC 1199 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3 in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky . It is estimated to be 113 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. Together with NGC 1189 , it forms gravitationally bound galaxy pairs.
Together with NGC 1189 , NGC 1190 , NGC 1191 , NGC 1192 , it forms the Hickson Compact Group HCG 22 .
The object was discovered by William Herschel on December 30, 1785 .
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