NGC 1246

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Galaxy
NGC 1246
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NGC 1246 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Pendulum clock
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 1246
  3. Seligman