NGC 1204
| Galaxy NGC 1204 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 04 m 39.9 s |
| declination | -12 ° 20 ′ 29 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / a / HII / LINER / Sbrst |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 69 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.015377 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 4610 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(204 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (62.6 ± 4.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis P. Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | December 26, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1204 • PGC 11583 • MCG -02-08-045 • IRAS 03022-1232 • 2MASX J03043994-1220287 • GALEX ASC J030439.96-122027.7 • LDCE 219 NED004 | |
NGC 1204 is an active lenticular galaxy with a high rate of star formation of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 204 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1196 , NGC 1200 , IC 285 , IC 287 .
The property was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth on December 26, 1886 .