NGC 1413

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Galaxy
NGC 1413
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NGC 1413 DSS.jpg
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Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 40 m 11.5 s
declination -15 ° 36 ′ 39 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E.  
Brightness  (visual) 14.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.3 mag
Angular expansion 1.00 × 0.8
Position angle 57 °
Surface brightness 14.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.031315 +/- 0.000103  
Radial velocity 9388 +/- 31 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(416 ± 29)  ·  10 6  ly
(127.6 ± 8.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Francis Leavenworth
Discovery date December 26, 1885
Catalog names
NGC  1413 • PGC  13504 • 2MASX  J03401157-1536380 • LDCE 0250 NED006 • 2MASS J03401157-1536386

NGC 1413 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Eridanus south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 416 million light-years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 120,000 ly.
In the same area of ​​the sky are the galaxies NGC 1372 , NGC 1388 , NGC 1405 , IC 1975 .

The property was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1885 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 1413
  3. Seligman