NGC 1992
| Galaxy NGC 1992 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Dove |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 34 m 31.8 s |
| declination | -30 ° 53 ′ 49 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (rs) 0 / a? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 45 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.035361 +/- 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 10601 +/- 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(466 ± 33) · 10 6 ly (142.8 ± 10.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 19, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1992 • PGC 17466 • ESO 423-023 • MCG -05-14-007 • 2MASX J05343177-3053492 • SGC 053238-3055.7 • | |
NGC 1992 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0-a in the constellation Dove in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 466 million light-years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 155,000 ly
. a. the galaxy NGC 1989 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 19, 1835 .