NGC 1438
| Galaxy NGC 1438 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | bull |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 45 m 17.2 s |
| declination | -23 ° 00 ′ 09 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (r) 0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 69 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 97 |
| Redshift | 0.005187 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 1555 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(65 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (20.0 ± 1.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Ormond Stone |
| Discovery date | December 11, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1438 • PGC 13760 • ESO 482-041 • MCG -04-09-058 • 2MASX J03451721-2300090 • LDCE 0251 NED050 | |
NGC 1438 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0-a in the constellation Taurus on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 65 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Ormond Stone on December 11, 1885 .