NGC 1380
Galaxy NGC 1380 |
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Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Chemical furnace |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 36 m 27.6 s |
declination | -34 ° 58 ′ 34 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA0 LINER |
Brightness (visual) | 9.9 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 10.9 likes |
Angular expansion | 4 ′ × 2.4 ′ |
Position angle | 7 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | LGG 94 |
Redshift | 0.006261 ± 0.000040 |
Radial velocity | 1877 ± 12 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(79 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (24.1 ± 1.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | James Dunlop |
Discovery date | September 2, 1826 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1380 • PGC 13318 • ESO 358-G028 • MCG -06-09-02 • IRAS 03345-3508 • SGC 033432-3508.4 • GC 739 • h 2559 • AM 0334-350 • FCC 167 • Bennett 17 |
NGC 1380 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Fornax . It is estimated to be 79 million light years from the Milky Way .
NGC 1380 was discovered on September 2, 1826 by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop .
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