NGC 1263
| Galaxy NGC 1263 |
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| NGC 1263 with LEDA 915713 , SDSS Recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 15 m 39.5 s |
| declination | -15 ° 05 ′ 54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) 0+ / pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 0 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.031562 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 9462 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(420 ± 29) x 10 6 ly (128.8 ± 9.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis P. Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | December 31, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1263 • PGC 12114 • MCG -03-09-015 • 2MASX J03153955-1505535 • GALEXASC J031539.58-150554.8 | |
NGC 1263 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 420 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 85,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky is the galaxy NGC 1262 .
The property was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth on December 31, 1885 .
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