NGC 1606
Galaxy NGC 1606 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 04 h 32 m 03.3 s |
declination | -05 ° 01 ′ 57 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAB (r) 0+: |
Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 1600 group |
Redshift | 0.016018 +/- 0.000077 |
Radial velocity | 4802 +/- 23 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(211 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (64.7 ± 4.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | George Stoney |
Discovery date | January 14, 1849 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1606 • PGC 15443 • MCG -01-12-022 • IRAS F04296-0508 • 2MASX J04320334-0501567 • LEDA 15443 |
NGC 1606 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is an estimated 211 million light years from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years across .
The galaxies NGC 1600 , NGC 1601 , NGC 1603 , NGC 1604 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by George Johnstone Stoney on January 14, 1849 .