NGC 1172 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 30, 1785.[5][6]
| NGC 1172 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble image of NGC 1172 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 03h 01m 36.06150s[1] |
| Declination | −14° 50′ 11.4965″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00548[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1638 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 69.08 ± 0.46 Mly (21.18 ± 0.14 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.75[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.76[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -03-08-059, PGC 11420[2] | |
References
edit- ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
- ^ a b c d "NGC 1172". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. S2CID 250737862. 50.
- ^ a b "Search specification: NGC 1172". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ "NGC 1172". sim-id.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1150 - 1199". cseligman.com.
External links
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