NGC 1388
| Galaxy NGC 1388 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 38 m 12.0 s |
| declination | -15 ° 53 ′ 58 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0: / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.014543 +/- 0.000083 |
| Radial velocity | 4285 +/- 25 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(191 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (58.7 ± 4.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | November 12, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1388 • PGC 13402 • IRAS 03358-1603 • 2MASX J03381201-1553583 • GALEX ASC J033812.06-155357.1 • LEDA 13402 | |
NGC 1388 is an elliptical galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Eridanus south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 191 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 40,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 1372 , NGC 1405 , NGC 1413 , IC 1975 , among others .
The object was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on November 12, 1885 .