NGC 1527

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Galaxy
NGC 1527
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NGC 1527 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Pendulum clock
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 08 m 24.1 s
declination -47 ° 53 ′ 49 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA (r) 0 ^ 0  
Brightness  (visual) 10.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 11.7 mag
Angular expansion 3.9 ′ × 1.5 ′
Position angle 78 °
Surface brightness 12.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.004043 ± 0.000057  
Radial velocity (1212 ± 17) km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(47 ± 3)  x  10 6  ly
(14.4 ± 1.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery James Dunlop
Discovery date September 28, 1826
Catalog names
NGC  1527 • PGC  14526 • ESO  201-020 • 2MASX  J04082413-4753493 • SGC  040656-4801.7 • LDCE 0266 NED023

NGC 1527 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0-a in the constellation Pendulum Clock in the southern sky . It is an estimated 47 million light years from the Milky Way .

The object was discovered by James Dunlop on September 28, 1826 .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : NGC 1527
  3. Seligman