NGC 1203

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Galaxy
NGC 1203
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SDSS recording
SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 05 m 14.4 s
declination -14 ° 22 ′ 41 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E + E  
Brightness  (visual) 1: 13.8 mag
2: 15.0 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 1: 14.8 mag
2: 16.0 mag
Angular expansion 1: 0.7 / 0.6
2: 0.3 / 0.3
Surface brightness 1: 12.9 mag / arcmin²
2: 12.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.031162 ± 0.000143  
Radial velocity 9342 ± 43 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(415 ± 29)  x  10 6  ly
(127.3 ± 8.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Francis Leavenworth
Discovery date January 1, 1886
Catalog names
NGC  1203 • PGC  11599/11603 • MCG  -03-08-070 / 71 •

NGC 1203 is a pair of galaxies in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is an estimated 415 million light years from the Milky Way .

The object was discovered on January 1, 1886 by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d SEDS : NGC 1203
  3. Seligman