NGC 1156

NGC 1156

An ultraviolet image of NGC 1156 taken with GALEX.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Aries
Right ascension 02h 59m 42.2s[1]
Declination +25° 14 14[1]
Redshift 375 ± 1 km/s[1]
Type IB(s)m[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 3.3 × 2.5[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.3[1]
Other designations
UGC 2455,[1] PGC 11329[1]

NGC 1156 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the Aries constellation of the type ibm. It is considered a Magellanic-type irregular. The galaxy has a larger than average core, and contains zones of contra-rotating gas. The counter-rotation is thought to be the result of tidal interactions with another gas rich galaxy some time in the past.

The AGES survey has discovered a candidate dark galaxy close to NGC 1156, one of only a few so far found.

It has a H II nucleus.[2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1156. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
  2. Ho, Luis C.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Sargent, Wallace L. W. (October 1997). "A Search for "Dwarf" Seyfert Nuclei. III. Spectroscopic Parameters and Properties of the Host Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement 112. pp. 315–390. doi:10.1086/313041.