Q1041963
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Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- GiP
- Redshift
- z = 0.00548
- Morphology
- E
- Coordinates
- RA 45.4003° · Dec -14.8365°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Right ascension
- 03 01 36.06150
- Declination
- −14 ° 50 ′ 11.4965 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 1638 km/s
- Distance
- 69.08 ± 0.46 Mly (21.18 ± 0.14 Mpc )
- Type
- E
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Wikidata facts
- Distance from Earth
- 21.48
- Image
- NGC 1172.jpg
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- catalog code
- LEDA 11420
- Commons category
- NGC 1172
- time of discovery or invention
- 1785-12-30
- redshift
- 0.005480
- apparent magnitude
- 9.215
- galaxy morphological type
- E...
- right ascension
- 45.40025623236580
- declination
- -14.83652679601430
- radial velocity
- 1638
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Article
NGC 1172 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 30, 1785.
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