Q680118

barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus

Key facts

Constellation: Eridanus
Right ascension: 03 25.576
Declination: −21 ° 32 ′ 38.61 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1,588
Distance: 75.0 Mly (23.01 Mpc ) h , 0.73
Group or cluster: Eridanus Cluster
Type: SBbc
Apparent size v: 4.47 ′ × 1.66 ′
Notable features: Flocculent spiral galaxy

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 19
Image: NGC 1325 DSS.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 12737
galaxy morphological type: Sb
Commons category: NGC 1325
time of discovery or invention: 1798-00-00
redshift: 0.005300
apparent magnitude: 8.627
right ascension: 51.10656800397020
declination: -21.54405749430540
radial velocity: 1596

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NGC 1325 is a flocculent spiral galaxy situated in the constellation of Eridanus. Located about 75 million light years away, it is a member of the Eridanus Cluster of galaxies, a cluster of about 200 galaxies. It was discovered by William Herschel on 19 December 1799.

NGC 1325 has a Hubble classification of SBbc, which indicates it is a barred spiral galaxy with moderately wound arms. Its angular size on the night sky is 4.5' x 1.7'. The disk of the galaxy is inclined at an angle of 71° with the main axis aligned along a position angle of 232°. The rotation curve for the galaxy is flat across much of the radius from the core. The galaxy is moving away from the Milky Way with a heliocentric radial velocity of 1,588 km/s.