NGC 1304

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Galaxy
NGC 1304 / NGC 1307
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NGC 1304 [1]
NGC 1304
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 21 m 12.783 s
declination -04 ° 35 ′ 02.70 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0- / pec  
Brightness  (visual) 13.5 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 14.5 mag
Angular expansion 1.4 ′ × 0.8 ′
Position angle 48 °
Surface brightness 13.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.013246 ± 0.000077  
Radial velocity 3971 ± 23 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(176 ± 12)  ·  10 6  ly
(54.0 ± 3.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date October 5, 1785
Catalog names
NGC  1304 • 1307 • PGC  12575 • MCG  -01-09-030 • 2MASX  J03211279-0435023 • GC  690 • H  III 444 • GALEX ASC J032112.88-043502.4 • WISEA J032112.79-043502.5

NGC 1304 = NGC 1307 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 176 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years across.
In the same area of ​​the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 1314 .

The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on October 5, 1785 .

Web links

Commons : NGC 1304  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 1304
  4. ↑ Seligman