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Q1256313

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Dorado
Right ascension: 05 17 9.0
Declination: −64 ° 57 ′ 35 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1363 km/s
Distance: 51 Mly (15.5 Mpc )
Absolute magnitude b: −16.4
Type: Scd
Mass: 4 × 10 (Stellar mass) M ☉
Size: ~63,200 ly (19.37 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 2.9' × 0.8'

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 14

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Article

NGC 1892 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 51 million light-years away the constellation Dorado. It was discovered November 30, 1834 by John Herschel. NGC 1892 is a member of the NGC 1947 Group which is part of the Southern Supercluster.

NGC 1892, despite being a spiral galaxy, has a central bulge which is morphologically more similar to dwarf irregular galaxies. The galaxy's central bulge which is highly irregular, is obscured by a dust lane. NGC 1892 is also host to a nuclear star cluster with an estimated mass of 7.381 million M☉, and a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass 4.7 million M☉.