Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- Sy2
- Redshift
- z = 0.006462000973453286
- Morphology
- SBbc
- Coordinates
- RA 78.0139° · Dec -15.6878°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Lepus
- Right ascension
- 05 12 03.4
- Declination
- −15 ° 41 ′ 16 ″
- Redshift
- 0.006468 ± 0.000017
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 1,939 ± 5 km/ s
- Distance
- 78.8 ± 19.0 Mly (24.15 ± 5.8 Mpc )
- Type
- SB(r)bc
- Apparent size v
- 2.6 ′ × 1.7 ′
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- spiral galaxy
- Constellation
- Lepus
- Distance from Earth
- 25
- Image
- NGC 1832 DSS.jpg
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- catalog code
- [VDD93] 46
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- time of discovery or invention
- 1785-02-04
- redshift
- 0.006461
- apparent magnitude
- 8.388
- galaxy morphological type
- SBb
- Commons category
- NGC 1832
- right ascension
- 78.0138833
- declination
- -15.6877806
- radial velocity
- 1919
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 1832 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Lepus. The galaxy lies about 80 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 1832 is approximately 55,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on February 4, 1785.
Characteristics
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