NGC 1957
| Galaxy NGC 1957 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hare |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 32 m 55.2 s |
| declination | -14 ° 07 ′ 59 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs:) 0- |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 169 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.010881 ± 0.000083 |
| Radial velocity | 3262 ± 25 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(140 ± 10) x 10 6 ly (42.8 ± 3.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | December 11, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1957 • PGC 17427 • 2MASX J05325523-1407587 • GALEX ASC J053255.22-140758.9 • LDCE 398 NED003 | |
NGC 1957 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3 in the constellation Hare north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 140 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter. NGC 1957 may form a group with NGC 1954 and IC 2132 .
The object was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on December 11, 1885 .