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Q494000

barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Horologium

Key facts

Constellation: Horologium
Right ascension: 04 03 54.1662
Declination: −43 ° 20 ′ 55.658 ″
Redshift: 0.002 995 ± 0.000 0100
Heliocentric radial velocity: 898 ± 3 km/s
Distance: 11.6 Mpc (38 Mly ) h , 0.73
Type: SB(r)ab
Size: 213,140 ly (65.38 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 8.9 ′ × 5.6 ′

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NGC 1512 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 38 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Horologium. It was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on 29 October 1826.

The galaxy displays a double ring structure, with a (nuclear) ring around the galactic nucleus and an (inner) further out in the main disk. The galaxy hosts an extended UV disc with at least 200 clusters with recent star formation activity. NGC 1512 is a member of the Dorado Group.