NGC 1574
| Galaxy NGC 1574 |
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| Image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope from NGC 1574: clouds of dust can be seen in the center of the galaxy. | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | network |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 21 m 58.82 s |
| declination | -56 ° 58 ′ 29.1 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 ^ - |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 4 ′, 0 × 3 ′, 6 |
| Position angle | 134 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
Dorado group SSRS group 13 NGC 1566 group LGG 112 |
| Redshift | 0.003472 ± 0.000053 |
| Radial velocity | 1041 ± 16 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(39 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (11.9 ± 0.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | 4th December 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1574 • PGC 14965 • ESO 157-022 • IRAS F04210-5705 • 2MASX J04215882-5658291 • SGC 042059-5705.4 • LDCE 328 NED012 • WISEA J042158.74-565828.2 | |
NGC 1574 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Netz on the border with the constellation Dorado in the southern sky . It is an estimated 39 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years across . Together with four other galaxies, it forms the NGC 1553 group ( LGG 112 ).
The object was by astronomer John Herschel on December 4, 1834 using a 18.7-inch - telescope discovered.
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