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EntityQ1042392· pop 30· linked from 369 articles

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
Sy2
Redshift
z = 0.0036019744501794015
Coordinates
RA 47.5051° · Dec -53.3358°
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Key facts

Constellation
Horologium
Right ascension
03 10 01
Declination
−53 ° 20 ′ 09 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
1072 ± 2 km/s
Type
SB(rs)dm

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 1249 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Horologium. It was discovered by John Herschel on December 5, 1834.

Complete view of NGC 1249 with the legacy surveys

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q1042392” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.