NGC 1658
| Galaxy NGC 1658 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Digger |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 04 h 44 m 01.3 s |
| declination | -41 ° 27 ′ 48 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 124 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.017382 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 5211 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(225 ± 16) · 10 6 ly (69.1 ± 4.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 1, 1837 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1658 • PGC 15899 • ESO 304-016 • MCG -07-10-020 • 2MASX J04440136-4127483 • SGC 044223-4133.3 • GALEX ASC J044401.30-412748.5 | |
NGC 1658 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Gravestones in the southern sky . It is an estimated 225 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 100,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxy NGC 1660 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 1, 1837 .