NGC 1244
| Galaxy NGC 1244 |
|
|---|---|
|
|
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Pendulum clock |
|
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
|
| Right ascension | 03 h 06 m 31.1 s |
| declination | -66 ° 46 ′ 32 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (r) from pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.9 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 2 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.018416 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 5521 ± 10 km / s |
|
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(239 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (73.4 ± 5.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 2, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1244 • PGC 11659 • ESO 82-008 • IRAS 03058-6657 • 2MASX J03063104-6646320 • SGC 030550-6658.0 • LDCE 0228 NED001 | |
NGC 1244 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sab in the constellation Horologium the southern sky . It is an estimated 239 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 2, 1834 .