Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- EmG
- Redshift
- z = 0.01751
- Morphology
- S_AB_a
- Coordinates
- RA 49.4726° · Dec -7.2978°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Right ascension
- 03 17 53.4542
- Declination
- −07 ° 17 ′ 51.847 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 5250 ± 3 km/s
- Distance
- 244.4 ± 17.1 Mly (74.94 ± 5.25 Mpc )
- Type
- (R')SB(r)b pec
- Size
- ~81,300 ly (24.92 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 1.5′ × 1.1′
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- spiral galaxy
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Distance from Earth
- 73
- Image
- NGC 1285 SDSS.jpg
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- redshift
- 0.01749
- catalog code
- LEDA 12259
- discoverer or inventor
- Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
- time of discovery or invention
- 1865-10-28
- galaxy morphological type
- 3
- apparent magnitude
- 11.905
- Commons category
- NGC 1285
- right ascension
- 49.4725583
- declination
- -7.2977167
- radial velocity
- 5198
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 1285 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Eridanus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5081 ± 12 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 244.4 ± 17.1 Mly (74.94 ± 5.25 Mpc). However, three non-redshift measurements give a much closer distance of 180.47 ± 3.24 Mly (55.333 ± 0.994 Mpc). It was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on 28 October 1865.
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