NGC 1389
| Galaxy NGC 1389 |
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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 37 m 11.8 s |
| declination | -35 ° 44 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (s) 0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.3 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 30 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 1389 group FCC 193 • LGG 98 |
| Redshift | 0.003072 ± 0.000040 |
| Radial velocity | 921 ± 12 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(36 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (10.9 ± 0.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Julius Schmidt |
| Discovery date | January 19, 1865 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1389 • PGC 13360 • ESO 358-038 • MCG -06-09-010 • 2MASX J03371173-3544461 • SGC 033517-3554.5 • FCC 193 • LDCE 249 NED030 | |
NGC 1389 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy from the Hubble type I / SB0 in the constellation Eridanus south of the celestial equator . It is an estimated 36 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 25,000 ly. The galaxy is listed under catalog number FCC 193 as a member of the Fornax galaxy cluster .
The galaxies NGC 1379 , NGC 1386 , NGC 1387 , NGC 1396 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Julius Schmidt on January 19, 1865 .