NGC 1156
NGC 1156 | |
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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]
External links
- Arecibo Survey Produces Dark Galaxy Candidate (SpaceDaily)
- http://www.astrophotos.net/pages/GALAXIES/NGC%201156.htm
- http://www.jupiter-jp.net/~ike/English/description/N1156.htm
- http://www.ursa.fi/~sirius/cgi-bin/rade.cgi?NGC1156
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.