NGC 1359
| Galaxy NGC 1359 |
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![with LEDA 135049, LEDA 13211 & LEDA 135050 (u) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_1359_DSS.jpg)
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| with LEDA 135049 , LEDA 13211 & LEDA 135050 (u) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 33 m 47.7 s |
| declination | -19 ° 29 ′ 31 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) m? / pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.5 ′ × 1.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 139 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Eridanus group SSRS group 72 NGC 1400 group NGC 1407 group LGG 100 |
| Redshift | 0.006581 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 1891 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(84 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (25.9 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 12, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1359 • PGC 13190 • ESO 548-039 • MCG -03-10-007 • IRAS 03315-1939 • 2MASX J03334769-1929310 • SGC 033132-1939.5 • HIPASS J0333-19 • USGC S128 NED41 | |
NGC 1359 is a merging bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is an estimated 84 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is considered a member of the Eridanus Galaxy Cluster and the NGC 1407 group .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1352 , NGC 1362 , NGC 1370 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on October 12, 1836 .