NGC 1494
| Galaxy NGC 1494 |
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![NGC 1494 [1] Hubble Space Telescope](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_1494_-HST09042_b7-R814GB450.png)
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| NGC 1494 Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Pendulum clock |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 57 m 42.90 s |
| declination | -48 ° 54 ′ 29.1 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (rs) cd |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.3 ′ × 2 ′ |
| Position angle | 179 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | SSRS group 13 NGC 1433 group NGC 1493 group LGG 106 |
| Redshift | 0.003773 ± 0.000003 |
| Radial velocity | 1131 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(43 ± 3) · 10 6 ly (13.3 ± 0.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 28, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1494 • PGC 14169 • ESO 201-012 • IRAS 03562-4902 • 2MASX J03574256-4854409 • SGC 035615-4903.0 • GC 796 • h 2601 • GALEX ASC J035742.99-485427.9 • LDCE 266 NED016 | |
NGC 1494 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBcd in the constellation Pendulum Clock in the southern sky . It is an estimated 43 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter . Together with NGC 1483 , NGC 1493 , IC 2000 , PGC 13979 and PGC 14125 it forms the NGC 1493 group .
The object was discovered by the astronomer John Herschel on December 28, 1834 with his 47.5 cm reflecting telescope .
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