NGC 1512

NGC 1512

The inner ring of NGC 1512 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).
Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.
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) h1
0.73
[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.1[1]
Characteristics
Type SB(r)ab[1]
Apparent size (V) 8.9 × 5.6[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. The galaxy displays a double ring structure, with one ring around the galactic nucleus and another further out in the main disk. NGC 1512 is a member of the Dorado Group.[3]


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1512. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
  2. 1 2 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1512, Co-Moving Radial Distance. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  3. 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: 809829. Bibcode:1989ApJS...69..809M. doi:10.1086/191328.
  4. "Galactic David and Goliath". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 27 July 2017.


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