NGC 1208
| Galaxy NGC 1208 |
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![NGC 1208 with LEDA 989243 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_1208_DSS.jpg)
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| NGC 1208 with LEDA 989243 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 06 m 11.9 s |
| declination | -09 ° 32 ′ 29 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 (r) a? |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.9 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 80 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.014530 ± 0.000063 |
| Radial velocity | 4356 ± 19 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(193 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (59.2 ± 4.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 10, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1208 • PGC 11647 • MCG -02-08-047 • IRAS 03037-0943 • 2MASX J03061191-0932288 • GC 647 • H II 285 • h 285/2507 • LDCE 225 NED002 | |
NGC 1208 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Eridanus south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 193 million light years from the Milky Way and about 110,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1182 , NGC 1206 , NGC 1214 , IC 1880 .
The object was discovered on January 10, 1785 by the astronomer William Herschel .