Astronomy:NGC 1425
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Fornax
| NGC 1425 | |
|---|---|
 Legacy Surveys image of NGC 1425 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 03h 42m 11.50s[1] |
| Declination | −29° 53′ 41.0″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005045±0.000011[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.6 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(rs)b[2] |
| Size | 174,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 6.0 x 2.63 |
| Notable features | Visible spiral arms visible |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 1425, IC 1988, MCG-05-09-023, LEDA 13602[1] | |
NGC 1425, also known as IC 1988, is a spiral galaxy around 71 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. It was discovered by William Herschel on Oct 9, 1790, and it belongs to the Fornax cluster.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NGC 1425". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1425.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?search_type=Obj_id&objid=9856&objname=3&img_stamp=YES&hconst=73.0&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1#BasicData_0.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1400 - 1449". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc14.htm#1425.
External links
- NGC 1425 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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