NGC 1653
| Galaxy NGC 1653 |
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![NGC 1653 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_1653_DSS.jpg)
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| NGC 1653 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 45 m 47.35 s |
| declination | -02 ° 23 ′ 34.2 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E +: |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.014447 ± 0.000047 |
| Radial velocity | 4331 ± 14 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(190 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (58.2 ± 4.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 1, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1653 • UGC 03153 • PGC 15942 • MCG + 00-13-003 • 2MASX J04454736-022334 • GC 900 • H II 526 • LDCE 351 NED001 • NVSS J044547-022333 • WISEA J044547.33-022334.3 | |
NGC 1653 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Eridanus the southern sky . It is estimated to be 190 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years across .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1654 , NGC 1657 , NGC 1661 .
The object was discovered by William Herschel on February 1, 1786 .
Web links
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