NGC 1393
| Galaxy NGC 1393 |
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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 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 |
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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 |