NGC 1302

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Galaxy
NGC 1302
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NGC 1302 [1]
NGC 1302
AladinLite
Constellation Chemical furnace
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 19 m 51.178 s
declination -26 ° 03 ′ 37.57 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R ') SAB (rl) a  
Brightness  (visual) 10.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 11.6 mag
Angular expansion 3.9 ′ × 3.7 ′
Surface brightness 13.4 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation SSRS group 71
NGC 1255 group
LGG 86  
Redshift 0.005704 ± 0.000010  
Radial velocity 1710 ± 3 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(72 ± 5)  x  10 6  ly
(22.2 ± 1.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery Edward E. Barnard
Discovery date February 1885
Catalog names
NGC  1302 • PGC  12431 • ESO  481-020 • MCG  -04-08-058 • IRAS  F03177-2614 • 2MASX  J03195121-2603382 • SGC  031742-2614.4 • HIPASS J0319-26 • LDCE 237 NED005 • WISEA J031951.20-260337.9

NGC 1302 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Fornax in the southern sky . It is an estimated 72 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter. Together with NGC 1201 , NGC 1255 , PGC 12011 and PGC 12309 , it is considered a member of the NGC 1255 group ( LGG 86 ).

The Type Ia supernova SN 2003if was observed here.

The object was discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard in February 1885 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 1302
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Simbad
  6. ↑ Seligman