NGC 1678

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Galaxy
NGC 1678
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NGC 1678 [1]
NGC 1678
AladinLite
Constellation Orion
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 51 m 35.44 s
declination -02 ° 37 ′ 23.3 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA0 ^ 0 ^ / pec?  
Brightness  (visual) 13.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.3 mag
Angular expansion 1.1 ′ × 0.8 ′
Position angle 72 °
Surface brightness 13.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.015898 ± 0.000093  
Radial velocity 4766 ± 28 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(209 ± 15)  x  10 6  ly
(64.1 ± 4.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date February 1, 1786
Catalog names
NGC  1678 • PGC  16179 • CGCG  394-020 • MCG  + 00-13-019 • 2MASX  J04513544-0237235 • GC  915 • H  III 502 • GALEX ASC J045135.39-023724.2 • LDCE 351 NED007 • WISEA J045135.43-023723.1

NGC 1678 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type SA0 in the constellation Orion at the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 209 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1670 , NGC 1682 , NGC 1683 , NGC 1685 .

The object was discovered on February 1, 1786 by the astronomer William Herschel with an 18.7-inch telescope .

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 1678
  4. ↑ Seligman