NGC 1533
| Galaxy NGC 1533 |
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| NGC 1533 ( Hubble ) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 09 m 51.8 s |
| declination | -56 ° 07 ′ 06 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (L) SB (rs) 0 ^ 0 / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.8 ′ × 2.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 151 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
Dorado Group NGC 1566 Group |
| Redshift | 0.002635 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 790 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(28 ± 2) x 10 6 ly (8.5 ± 0.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 5, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1533 • PGC 14582 • ESO 157-003 • IRAS 4088-5614 • 2MASX J04095185-5607063 • SGC 40846-5615.0 • HIPASS J0409-56 • LDCE 328 NED002 | |
NGC 1533 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Dorado in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 28 million light years from the Milky Way and about 25,000 light years in diameter . In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1536 , IC 2032 , IC 2038 , IC 2039 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 5, 1834 .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- astronews.com: Picture of the day December 5, 2011