NGC 1591
| Galaxy NGC 1591 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 29 m 30.5 s |
| declination | -26 ° 42 ′ 47 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (r) ab / pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 30 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.013719 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 4113 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(178 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (54.5 ± 3.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 6, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1591 • PGC 15276 • ESO 484-025 • MCG -04-11-015 • IRAS 04274-2649 • 2MASX J04293054-2642472 • SGC 42728-2649.3 • NVSS J042930-264244 • LDCE 305 NED001 | |
NGC 1591 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble-type SBbc in the constellation Eridanus south of the celestial equator . It is an estimated 178 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxy NGC 1592 is located in the same area of the sky .
The type IIb supernova SN 2008V was observed here.
The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 6, 1834 .