NGC 1670

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Galaxy
NGC 1670
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NGC 1670 [1]
NGC 1670
AladinLite
Constellation Orion
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 49 m 42.62 s
declination -02 ° 45 ′ 37.8 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA0 ^ 0 ^:  
Brightness  (visual) 12.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.8 mag
Angular expansion 1.3 ′ × 0.7 ′
Position angle 72 °
Surface brightness 12.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.015361 ± 0.000093  
Radial velocity 4605 ± 28 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(202 ± 14)  ·  10 6  ly
(62.0 ± 4.4)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date February 1, 1786
Catalog names
NGC  1670 • PGC  16107 • CGCG  394-017 • MCG  + 00-13-016 • 2MASX  J04494261-0245375 • GC  911 • H  III 501 • HOLM 81A • LDCE 351 NED003 • WISEA J044942.62-024537.9

NGC 1670 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Orion at the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 202 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years across .

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1678 , NGC 1682 , NGC 1683 , NGC 1685 .

The object was discovered on February 1, 1786 by the astronomer William Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 1670
  4. ↑ Seligman