NGC 1418
| Galaxy NGC 1418 |
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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 42 m 16.1 s |
| declination | -04 ° 43 ′ 51 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) b: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 15 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 103 |
| Redshift | 0.014023 +/- 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 4204 +/- 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(186 ± 13) x 10 6 ly (57.0 ± 4.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 5, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1418 • PGC 13606 • MCG -01-10-022 • 2MASX J03421615-0443505 • GC 760 • H II 456 • h 307 • LDCE 261 NED006 | |
NGC 1418 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBb in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 186 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years across .
The galaxies NGC 1417 , NGC 1424 , IC 344 , IC 347 are located in the same area of the sky .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2013gy was observed here.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on October 5, 1785 .
Web links
Commons : NGC 1418 - Collection of Images
