NGC 1522

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Galaxy
NGC 1522
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NGC 1522 [1]
NGC 1522
AladinLite
Constellation Swordfish
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 06 m 07.92 s
declination -52 ° 40 ′ 06.3 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R ') S0 ^ 0 ^: / pec  
Brightness  (visual) 12.9 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.9 likes
Angular expansion 1.2 ′ × 0.8 ′
Position angle 42 °
Surface brightness 12.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation SSRS group 13
NGC 1566 group  
Redshift 0.002997 ± 0.000023  
Radial velocity 898 ± 7 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(33 ± 2)  x  10 6  ly
(10.0 ± 0.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date December 27, 1834
Catalog names
NGC  1522 • PGC  14462 • ESO  156-038 • IRAS  04048-5248 • 2MASX  J04060790-5240059 • SGC  040451-5248.2 • GALEX ASC J040607.90-524008.4 • HIPASS J0406-52

NGC 1522 is a lenticular dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / P in the constellation Dorado in the southern sky . It is an estimated 33 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 10,000 light years in diameter.

The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 27, 1834 .

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 1522
  4. ↑ Seligman