NGC 1402
Galaxy NGC 1402 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03 h 39 m 30.6 s |
declination | -18 ° 31 ′ 37 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB0 ^ 0 ^ / HII |
Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 88 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC-1400 group |
Redshift | 0.014333 ± 0.000047 |
Radial velocity | 4297 ± 14 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(188 ± 13) x 10 6 ly (57.7 ± 4.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Francis P. Leavenworth |
Discovery date | 1886 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1402 • PGC 13467 • ESO 548-061 • MCG -03-10-023 • IRAS 03372-1841 • 2MASX J03393058-1831372 • SGC 033715-1841.3 • GALEX ASC J033930.59-183136.4 • LDCE 252 NED005 |
NGC 1402 is a lenticular galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is an estimated 188 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is a member of the NGC 1400 group . The galaxies NGC 1391 , NGC 1400 , NGC 1407 , IC 343 are in the same region of the sky .
The property was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886 .