NGC 1158
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| NGC 1158 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 02h 57m 16.3s[1] |
| Declination | −14° 23′ 05″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.009870[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.1 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 (Lenticular) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4′ × 0.6′[4] |
NGC 1158 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth on January 2, 1886.[5] The galaxy lies approximately 133 million light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 13.1 in the visual band.[6]
NGC 1158 has a redshift of 0.009870, indicating that it is receding from Earth at a velocity of about 2960 km/s.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "NGC 1158". In-The-Sky.org.
- ^ "NGC 1158". Celestial Atlas.
- ^ "NGC 1158". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.
- ^ "NGC 1158". German Wikipedia.
- ^ "NGC 1158". Celestial Atlas.
- ^ "NGC 1158". In-The-Sky.org.
- ^ "NGC 1158". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.