NGC 1558
| Galaxy NGC 1558 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Digger |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 20 m 16.2 s |
| declination | -45 ° 01 ′ 53 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SA (rs) b |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.5 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 72 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.015103 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 4528 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(195 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (59.8 ± 4.2) Mpc |
| diameter | 185,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 14, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1558 • PGC 14906 • ESO 250- G017 • IRAS 04187-4508 • 2MASX J04201617-4501533 • SGC 041843-4509.0 • GC 842 • h 2632 • LDCE 0302 NED001 | |
NGC 1558 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Gravestones in the southern sky . It is around 195 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 185,000 light years .
The object was discovered on December 14, 1835 by John Herschel .