NGC 1539
| Galaxy NGC 1539 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | bull |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 19 m 01.9 s |
| declination | + 26 ° 49 ′ 39 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | C. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.018529 ± 0.000167 |
| Radial velocity | (5555 ± 50) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(250 ± 18) x 10 6 ly (76.5 ± 5.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 6, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1539 • PGC 14852 • CGCG 488-001 • 2MASX J04190197 + 2649389 • LDCE 0286 NED025 | |
NGC 1539 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Taurus the northern sky . It is an estimated 250 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on September 6, 1834 . It can also be a lost item or a non-existent item.