NGC 1200

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Galaxy
NGC 1200
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NGC 1200 with IC 285 (l) & NGC 1195 (r) [1]
NGC 1200 with IC 285 (l) & NGC 1195 (r)
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 03 m 54.48 s
declination -11 ° 59 ′ 30.5 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA (s) 0-  
Brightness  (visual) 12.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.5 likes
Angular expansion 3 ′ × 1.5 ′
Position angle 93 °
Surface brightness 14.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.013503 ± 0.000067  
Radial velocity 4048 ± 20 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(179 ± 13)  x  10 6  ly
(54.9 ± 3.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date November 27, 1785
Catalog names
NGC  1200 • PGC  11545 • MCG  -02-08-043 • 2MASX  J03035448-1159306 • GC  644 • H  II 475 • h  2506 • GALEX ASC J030354.50-115929.7 • LDCE 219 NED003 • WISEA J030354.49-115930.0

NGC 1200 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky . It is an estimated 179 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 155,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1195 , NGC 1196 , IC 285 , IC 287 .

The Type Ia supernova SN 2008R was observed here.

The object was discovered on November 27, 1785 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel .

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 1200
  4. ↑ Simbad
  5. ↑ Seligman