NGC 1592
| Galaxy NGC 1592 |
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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 40.1 s |
| declination | -27 ° 24 ′ 31 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Insane |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 96 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.003149 +/- 0.000010 |
| Radial velocity | 944 +/- 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(36 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (11.1 ± 0.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 14, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1592 • PGC 15292 • ESO 421-002 • MCG -05-11-011 • IRAS F04276-2731 • 2MASX J04294085-2724313 • SGC 42739-2731.0 • VV 647 • LEDA 15292 | |
NGC 1592 is an irregular galaxy of Hubble type Irr in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky . It is estimated to be 36 million light years from the Milky Way and about 15,000 light years across .
The galaxy NGC 1591 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 14, 1835 .