NGC 1369
Galaxy NGC 1369 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 36 m 45.2 s |
declination | -36 ° 15 ′ 22 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (rs) a |
Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1.4 ′ |
Position angle | 12 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Fornax cluster |
Redshift | 0.004717 +/- 0.000057 |
Radial velocity | 1414 +/- 17 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(58 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (17.7 ± 1.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Julius Schmidt |
Discovery date | January 19, 1865 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1369 • PGC 13330 • ESO 358-034 • MCG -06-09-004 • 2MASX J03364524-3615223 • SGC 033451-3625.2 • LDCE 249 NED025 • FCC 176 |
NGC 1369 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 58 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 25,000 ly. It is listed as a member of the Fornax galaxy cluster under the catalog designation FCC 176 .
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 1365 , NGC 1386 , NGC 1387 , NGC 1389 , among others .
The object was discovered by Julius Schmidt on January 19, 1865 .