NGC 1417
Galaxy NGC 1417 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position Equinox: J2000.0, Epoch: J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 03h 41m 57.4s[1] |
Declination | -04° 42′ 17″ [1] |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAB(rs)b[1][2] |
Brightness (visual) | 12.1 mag [2] |
Brightness (B-Band) | 12.8 mag [2] |
Angular expansion | 2,3′ × 1,2′ [2] |
Position angle | 0° [2] |
Surface brightness | 13.6 mag/arcmin² [2] |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | LGG 103[1][3] |
Redshift | 0.013722 ± 0.000025[1] |
Radial velocity | (4114 ± 7) km/s[1] |
Hubble distance vrad / H0 |
(182 ± 13) – 106 Lj (55.7 ± 3.9) Mpc[1] |
History | |
Discovery | William Herschel |
Date of discovery | 5. October 1785 |
Catalog designations | |
NGC 1417 – PGC 13584 – MCG -01-10-021 – IRAS 3394-0451 – 2MASXJ03415742-0442174 – GC 758 – H II 455 – h 306 – LDCE 260 NED003 |
NGC 1417 is a Hubble-type SBb barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus in the southern starry sky. It is estimated to be 182 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 125,000 light years.
In the same area of the sky are among others the galaxies NGC 1418, NGC 1424, IC 344, IC 347.
The type Ia supernova SN 2010it was observed here.[4]
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on October 5, 1785.[5]
Web links
Commons: NGC 1417– Collection of images
Individual references
Categories
- Astronomical object (discovered 1785)
- Individual galaxy
- Eridanus (Constellation)
- NGC galaxy
- Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies
- Principal Galaxies Catalogue
- Barred Spiral Galaxy