NGC 1422
| Galaxy NGC 1422 |
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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 41 m 31.1 s |
| declination | -21 ° 40 ′ 54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SBab / pec / sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.3 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 65 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
Eridanus Cluster SSRS Group 72 NGC 1395 Group LGG 97 |
| Redshift | 0.005460 ± 0.000027 |
| Radial velocity | 1637 ± 8 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(69 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (21.2 ± 1.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis P. Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | November 19, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1422 • PGC 13569 • ESO 548-077 • MCG -04-09-051 • IRAS 03393-2150 • 2MASX J03413106-2140533 • SGC 033919-2150.5 • LDCE 251 NED041 | |
NGC 1422 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBab in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 69 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies NGC 1414 , NGC 1415 , NGC 1426 , NGC 1439 are located in the same area of the sky .
The property was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth on November 19, 1886 .
Web links
Commons : NGC 1422 - Collection of Images
