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Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiP
Distance
16,556 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.008794729651216526
Morphology
SO-a
Coordinates
RA 45.8589° · Dec -15.6619°
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Key facts

Constellation
Eridanus
Right ascension
03 03 26.13
Declination
−15 ° 39 ′ 42.80 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
2618 ± 27 km/s
Distance
109 M ly
Type
S0^0
Apparent size v
0.9 x 0.3

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Eridanus
Distance from Earth
37.7
Image
NGC 1190 SDSS.jpg
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catalog code
LEDA 11508
epoch
J2000.0
galaxy morphological type
Sa
Commons category
NGC 1190
time of discovery or invention
1885-12-02
discoverer or inventor
Francis Preserved Leavenworth
redshift
0.008733
apparent magnitude
11.146
right ascension
45.85891037544590
declination
-15.66187768180930
parallax
0.3519
radial velocity
2618
right ascension component of proper motion
-0.291
declination component of proper motion
1.463
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 1190 is a lenticular galaxy approximately 109 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Eridanus. It was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth on December 2, 1885 with the 26" refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory.

NGC 1190 is dominated by stellar light with little long wavelength emission.

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