NGC 1225

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Galaxy
NGC 1225
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NGC 1225 [1]
NGC 1225
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 08 m 47.22 s
declination -04 ° 06 ′ 05.6 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R) SB (rs) 0 / a  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.4 mag
Angular expansion 1 ′ × 0.6 ′
Position angle 142 °
Surface brightness 13.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.029967 +/- 0.000120  
Radial velocity 8984 +/- 36 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(401 ± 28)  ·  10 6  ly
(122.8 ± 8.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery Francis Leavenworth
Discovery date 1886
Catalog names
NGC  1225 • PGC  11766 • MCG  -01-09-004 • 2MASX  J03084723-0406057 • GALEX ASC J030847.13-040603.2 • LDCE 0234 NED006 • WISEA J030847.20-040605.0

NGC 1225 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 401 million light years from the Milky Way and about 120,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are the galaxies NGC 1221 , NGC 1223 , IC 1886 .

The property was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886 .

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 1225
  4. ↑ Seligman