NGC 1508
| Galaxy NGC 1508 |
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![NGC 1508 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_1508_DSS.jpg)
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| NGC 1508 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | bull |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 05 m 47.644 s |
| declination | + 25 ° 24 ′ 30.52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 24 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.023883 ± 0.000157 |
| Radial velocity | 7160 ± 47 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(321 ± 23) x 10 6 ly (98.5 ± 6.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Edouard Stephan |
| Discovery date | December 15, 1876 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1508 • PGC 14454 • CGCG 487-021 • MCG + 04-10-021 • 2MASX J04054765 + 2524302 • LDCE 282 NED003 • NVSS J040548 + 252424 • WISEA J040547.65 + 252430.4 | |
NGC 1508 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in Taurus on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 321 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years across.
The object was discovered by Edouard Stephan on December 15, 1876 .