NGC 1292
| Galaxy NGC 1292 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Chemical furnace |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 18 m 14.9 s |
| declination | -27 ° 36 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) c / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3 ′ × 1.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 7 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.004556 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 1366 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(57 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (17.4 ± 1.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Edward Barnard |
| Discovery date | November 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1292 • PGC 12285 • ESO 418-001 • MCG -05-08-026 • IRAS 03161-2747 • 2MASX J03181489-2736371 • LDCE 0237 NED003 | |
NGC 1292 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Fornax the southern sky . It is estimated to be 57 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by astronomer Edward Barnard in November 1885 .