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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

Distance from Earth
25
Image
NGC 1832 DSS.jpg
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catalog code
[VDD93] 46
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
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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.

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