NGC 1451
| Galaxy NGC 1451 |
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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 46 m 07.1 s |
| declination | -04 ° 04 ′ 09 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E / S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 33 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 1376 group NGC 1417 group LGG 103 |
| Redshift | 0.013066 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 3917 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(173 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (53 ± 3.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | October 9, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1451 • PGC 13801 • MCG -01-10-033 • 2MASX J03460717-0404093 • GALEX ASC J034607.18-040408.5 • LDCE 261 NED011 | |
NGC 1451 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Eridanus south of the celestial equator . It is an estimated 173 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter . The galaxy is considered a member of the NGC 1417 group, or LGG 103 .
Together with NGC 1441 , NGC 1449 and NGC 1453 it probably forms a gravitationally bound quartet.
The object was discovered on October 9, 1864 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest .