NGC 1506

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Galaxy
NGC 1506
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NGC 1506 [1]
NGC 1506
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 00 m 21.57 s
declination -52 ° 34 ′ 25.4 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA0- / E / D  
Brightness  (visual) 13.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.4 mag
Angular expansion 1.20 × 0.9
Position angle 80 °
Surface brightness 13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Abell 3193  
Redshift 0.034260 ± 0.000022  
Radial velocity 10,271 ± 7 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(452 ± 32)  ·  10 6  ly
(138.5 ± 9.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date December 23, 1837
Catalog names
NGC  1506 • PGC  14256 • ESO  156-027 • 2MASX  J04002159-5234254 • SGC  035904-5242.8 • 2MASS J04002155-5234254 • GALEX ASC J040021.48-523426.8 • WISEA J040021.55-523425.5

NGC 1506 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Dorado in the southern sky . It is an estimated 452 million light years from the Milky Way and about 165,000 light years in diameter.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 2021 , IC 2023 , IC 2028 , IC 2029 .

The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 23, 1837 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 1506
  4. ↑ Seligman