NGC 1262
| Galaxy NGC 1262 |
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| SDSS | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 15 m 33.6 s |
| declination | -15 ° 52 ′ 46 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (s) c: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 135 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.115660 ± 0.000130 |
| Radial velocity | 34674 ± 39 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(1547 ± 108) · 10 6 Lj (474.2 ± 33.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis P. Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | November 12, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1262 • PGC 12107 • MCG -03-09-014 • IRAS 03132-1604 • 2MASX J03153355-1552455 • GALEX ASC J031533.54-155244.7 | |
NGC 1262 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky . It is estimated to be 1.55 billion light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 415,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky is the galaxy NGC 1263 .
The property was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth on November 12, 1885 .
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