NGC 1515
| Galaxy NGC 1515 |
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![NGC 1515 with LEDA 14388 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_1515_DSS.jpg)
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| NGC 1515 with LEDA 14388 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 04 m 02.72 s |
| declination | -54 ° 06 ′ 00.2 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (s) bc |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 5.4 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 17 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | SSRS group 13 NGC 1566 group |
| Redshift | 0.003920 ± 0.000023 |
| Radial velocity | 1175 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(45 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (13.8 ± 1.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | James Dunlop |
| Discovery date | November 5, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1515 • PGC 14397 • ESO 156-036 • IRAS 04028-5414 • 2MASX J04040271-5406002 • SGC 040250-5414.3 • GALEX ASC J040402.59-540558.4 • LDCE 328 NED001 | |
NGC 1515 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Dorado in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 45 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter. With the galaxy PGC 14388 it forms an optical galaxy pair .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 2024 and IC 2033 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 23, 1837 .