NGC 1246
Galaxy NGC 1246 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Pendulum clock |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 07 m 02.1 s |
declination | -66 ° 56 ′ 19 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E5 |
Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
Position angle | 31 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.018810 ± 0.000150 |
Radial velocity | 5639 ± 45 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(245 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (75.0 ± 5.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | November 2, 1834 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1246 • PGC 11680 • ESO 82-009 • 2MASX J03070209-6656192 • SGC 030622-6707.7 • LDCE 0228 NED002 |
NGC 1246 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E5 in the constellation Horologium the southern sky . It is estimated to be 245 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 2, 1834 .