NGC 1303
| Galaxy NGC 1303 |
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![NGC 1303 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC1303_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 1303 SDSS image | |
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| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 20 m 40.794 s |
| declination | -07 ° 23 ′ 39.91 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') S0o: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 28 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.018255 ± 0.000080 |
| Radial velocity | 5473 ± 24 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(243 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (74.4 ± 5.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | October 28, 1865 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1303 • PGC 012527 • MCG -01-09-029 • 2MASX J03204079-0723399 • GALEX ASC J032040.78-072339.4 • NSA 11461 • WISEA J032040.79-072339.9 • 2MIG 407 | |
NGC 1303 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 243 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1285 and NGC 1286 .
The object was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest on October 28, 1865.
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