NGC 1361
Galaxy NGC 1361 |
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NGC 1361 SDSS | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 34 m 17.744 s |
declination | -06 ° 15 ′ 54.00 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E + / pec: / LINER |
Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
Position angle | 39 ° |
Surface brightness | 14.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.017586 ± 0.000094 |
Radial velocity | 5272 ± 28 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(234 ± 16) · 10 6 ly (71.6 ± 5.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Ormond Stone |
Discovery date | 1886 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1361 • PGC 13218 • MCG -01-10-005 • 2MASX J03341772-0615541 • GALEX ASC J033417.75-061553.1 • LDCE 253 NED001 • WISEA J033417.77-061553.6 |
NGC 1361 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E3 with an active galaxy core in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is an estimated 234 million light years from the Milky Way and about 110,000 light years in diameter. In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 337 .
The property was discovered by Ormond Stone in 1886 .
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