NGC 1201
| Galaxy NGC 1201 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Chemical furnace |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 04 m 08.0 s |
| declination | -26 ° 04 ′ 11 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (r) 0 ^ 0 ^: |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.60 × 2.1 |
| Position angle | 7 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 1255 group LGG 86 |
| Redshift | 0.005624 ± 0.000037 |
| Radial velocity | 1686 ± 11 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(72 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (22.0 ± 1.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 26, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1201 • PGC 11559 • 771919 • ESO 480-028 • MCG -04-08-023 • 2MASX J03040796-2604105 • SGC 030158-2615.7 • GC 645 • H I 109 • h 283 • GALEX ASC J030407.93-260411.5 • LDCE 237 NED001 | |
NGC 1201 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Fornax in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 72 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter. Together with NGC 1255 , NGC 1302 , PGC 12011 and PGC 12309 , it forms the NGC 1255 group .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2003hv was observed here.
The object was discovered on October 26, 1785 by the astronomer William Herschel .