Astronomy:NGC 1172

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Short description: Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
NGC 1172
NGC 1172 Hubble WikiSky.jpg
Hubble image of NGC 1172
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension 03h 01m 36.06150s[1]
Declination−14° 50′ 11.4965″[1]
Redshift0.00548[2]
Helio radial velocity1638 km/s[2]
Distance69.08 ± 0.46 Mly (21.18 ± 0.14 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.75[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.76[4]
Characteristics
TypeE[2]
Other designations
MCG-03-08-059, PGC 11420[2]

NGC 1172 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 30, 1785.[5][6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NGC 1172". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1172. 
  3. Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal 152 (2): 21. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. 50. Bibcode2016AJ....152...50T. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Search specification: NGC 1172". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC%201172. 
  5. "NGC 1172". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+1172. 
  6. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1150 - 1199". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc11a.htm#1172. 

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