NGC 1561

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Galaxy
NGC 1561
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NGC 1561 [1]
NGC 1561
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 23 m 01.081 s
declination -15 ° 50 ′ 44.35 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SB: 0-  
Brightness  (visual) 13.9 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 14.9 mag
Angular expansion 1.1 ′ × 0.8 ′
Position angle 175 °
Surface brightness 13.8 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.030051 ± 0.000130  
Radial velocity 9009 ± 39 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(398 ± 28)  ·  10 6  ly
(122.0 ± 8.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery Francis P. Leavenworth
Discovery date 1886
Catalog names
NGC  1561 • PGC  15005 • MCG  -03-12-006 • 2MASX  J04230107-1550445 • GALEX ASC J042301.08-155043.9 • HOLM 075A • LDCE 296 NED010 • WISEA J042301.10-155044.1

NGC 1561 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Dorado at the southern sky . It is an estimated 398 million light years from the Milky Way and about 130,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are the galaxies NGC 1563 , NGC 1564 , NGC 1565 , IC 2064 .

The property was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 1561
  4. ↑ Seligman