NGC 1892
Galaxy NGC 1892 |
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Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Swordfish |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 05 h 17 m 09.0 s |
declination | -64 ° 57 ′ 35 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Scd: |
Brightness (visual) | 12.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.9 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
Position angle | 74 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.004546 ± 0.000007 |
Radial velocity | 1363 ± 2 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(52 ± 4) x 10 6 ly (16.0 ± 1.1) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | November 30, 1834 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1892 • PGC 17042 • ESO 85-61 • IRAS 05169-6500 • 2MASX J05170905-6457354 • SGC 051655-6500.8 • GC 1100 • h 2815 • HIPASS J0517-64 • LDCE 0328 NED025 |
NGC 1892 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Dorado at the southern sky . It is around 52 million light years from the Milky Way and was discovered by John Herschel on November 30, 1834 .