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EntityQ986274· pop 28

Also known as New General Catalogue 1440, New General Catalogue 1442

lenticular galaxy in the constellation Eridanus

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.005084
Coordinates
RA 56.2622° · Dec -18.2660°
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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Eridanus
Distance from Earth
20.59
Image
NGC 1440 DSS.jpg
Said to be same as
NGC 1442
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Commons category
NGC 1440
radial velocity
1534
catalog code
APMBGC 549+105-090
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1785-10-06
redshift
0.005117
galaxy morphological type
SB0
apparent magnitude
8.204
epoch
J2000.0
right ascension
56.2621000
declination
-18.2660444
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