Q930048

barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus

Key facts

Constellation: Eridanus
Right ascension: 03 32.31
Declination: −20 ° 49 ′
Redshift: 1547 ± 24
Distance: 21.5 Mpc (70 Mly)
Type: SBb
Apparent size v: 3.4 ′ × 1.4 ′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 20.40
Image: NGC 1353 DSS.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 13108
redshift: 0.00511
galaxy morphological type: Sb
Commons category: NGC 1353
time of discovery or invention: 1784-00-00
apparent magnitude: 8.109
right ascension: 53.0126000
declination: -20.8191611
radial velocity: 1528

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NGC 1353 is a flocculent spiral galaxy situated in the constellation of Eridanus. Located about 70 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 9 December 1784.

NGC 1353 has a Hubble classification of SBb, which indicates it is a barred spiral galaxy. It is moving away from the Milky Way at 1547 km/s. Its size on the night sky is 3.4 by 1.4 arcminutes, which corresponds to a real size of 69,000 ly.