NGC 1393
Galaxy NGC 1393 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 38 m 38.6 s |
declination | -18 ° 25 ′ 41 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA (rl) 0 ^ 0 |
Brightness (visual) | 12.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.0 likes |
Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
Position angle | 170 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | LGG 99 |
Redshift | 0.007175 +/- 0.000057 |
Radial velocity | 2151 +/- 17 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(92 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (28.3 ± 2.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | October 6, 1785 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1393 • PGC 13425 • ESO 548-058 • MCG -03-10-019 • 2MASX J03383857-1825407 • SGC 033623-1835.4 • GC 745 • H III 451 • h 2565 • LDCE 251 NED029 |
NGC 1393 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is an estimated 92 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 ly in diameter. The galaxy is the brightest member of the NGC-1393 group.
The galaxies NGC 1383 , NGC 1391 , NGC 1394 , NGC 1402 are in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on October 6, 1785 and later listed in the New General Catalog by Johann Dreyer .
NGC 1393 group ( LGG 99 )
Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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NGC 1383 | PGC 13377 | 83 |
NGC 1393 | PGC 13425 | 92 |
PGC 13582 | ESO 548-79 | 86 |