NGC 1372
Galaxy NGC 1372 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 36 m 59.7 s |
declination | -15 ° 52 ′ 53 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E1: |
Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.030785 +/- 0.000083 |
Radial velocity | 9155 +/- 25 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(409 ± 29) x 10 6 ly (125.4 ± 8.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Francis Preserved Leavenworth |
Discovery date | November 12, 1885 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1372 • PGC 13346 • 2MASX J03365971-1552530 • GALEX ASC J033659.70-155254.0 • LEDA 13346 • LDCE 250 NED005 |
NGC 1372 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Eridanus the southern sky . It is estimated to be 409 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 74,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 1368 , NGC 1388 , NGC 1413 IC 1975 , among others .
The object was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on November 12, 1885 .