NGC 1461
| Galaxy NGC 1461 |
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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 48 m 27.1 s |
| declination | -16 ° 23 ′ 34 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 ^ 0 (r) |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 155 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 105 |
| Redshift | 0.004893 ± 0.000043 |
| Radial velocity | 1467 ± 13 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(62 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (19.0 ± 1.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 6, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1461 • PGC 13881 • MCG -03-10-047 • 2MASX J03482713-1623345 • GC 781 • H II 460 • h 2588 • GALEX ASC J034827.12-162333.8 • LDCE 251 NED055 | |
NGC 1461 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is an estimated 62 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on October 6, 1785 by William Herschel with his 18.7-inch reflecting telescope.
NGC 1461 group ( LGG 105 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 1461 | PGC 13881 | 62 |
| PGC 13684 | MCG-03-10-041 | 51 |
| PGC 13821 | MCG-03-10-045 | 52 |