NGC 1339
| Galaxy NGC 1339 |
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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 28 m 06.6 s |
| declination | -32 ° 17 ′ 10 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E4 |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
| Position angle | 172 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 96 |
| Redshift | 0.004643 ± 0.000010 |
| Radial velocity | 1392 ± 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(57 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (17.6 ± 1.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 18, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1339 • PGC 12917 • ESO 481-014 • MCG -05-09-004 • IRAS F03260-3228 • 2MASX J03280658-3217101 • LDCE 0249 NED010 | |
NGC 1339 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Fornax the southern sky . It is estimated to be 57 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on November 18, 1835 by the astronomer John Herschel .