NGC 1512
NGC 1512 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Horologium |
Right ascension | 04h 03m 54.3s[1] |
Declination | −43° 20′ 56″[1] |
Redshift | 898 ± 3 km/s[1] |
Distance |
11.6 Mpc (38 Mly) h−1 0.73[2] |
Type | SB(r)ab[1] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 8′.9 × 5′.6[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.1[1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 14391[1] | |
NGC 1512 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 38 million light-years away from Earth[2] in the constellation Horologium. It is a member of the Dorado Group.[3]
Gallery
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A wider HST image
See also
- NGC 4736 - a similar spiral galaxy
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1512. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- 1 2 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1512, Co-Moving Radial Distance. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
- ↑ Maia, M. A. G.; da Costa, L. N.; Latham, David W. (April 1989). "A catalog of southern groups of galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 69: 809–829. Bibcode:1989ApJS...69..809M. doi:10.1086/191328.
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