NGC 1355
| Galaxy NGC 1355 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 33 m 23.5 s |
| declination | -04 ° 59 ′ 55 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0: / sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 78 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 1358 group |
| Redshift | 0.013100 ± 0.000100 |
| Radial velocity | 3927 ± 30 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(174 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (53.2 ± 3.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Samuel Hunter |
| Discovery date | December 27, 1861 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1355 • PGC 13169 • MCG -01-10-002 • 2MASX J03332351-0459554 • LDCE 261 NED003 | |
NGC 1355 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Eridanus south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 174 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 75,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 1346 , NGC 1358 , NGC 1376 , among others .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2009im was observed here.
The object was discovered by Samuel Hunter on December 27, 1861 .