Q983763

spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus

Key facts

Constellation: Eridanus
Right ascension: 03 36 46.2
Declination: −35 ° 59 ′ 58 ″
Redshift: 0.002895 ± 0.000017
Heliocentric radial velocity: 868 ± 5 km / s
Distance: 52.6 ± 2.3 Mly (16.2 ± 0.7 Mpc )
Group or cluster: Fornax Cluster
Type: (R ′ )SA(r)0/a
Apparent size v: 3.4 ′ × 1.3 ′
Notable features: Seyfert galaxy

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 11.21
Image: NGC 1386 -HST06419 02R791GB658n.png

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redshift: 0.002905
catalog code: 2MASX J03364623-3559573
radial velocity: 742
galaxy morphological type: Sa
Commons category: NGC 1386
time of discovery or invention: 1865-00-00
apparent magnitude: 8.066
right ascension: 54.1926583
declination: -35.9992750

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NGC 1386 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. It is located at a distance of circa 53 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 1386 is about 50,000 light years across. It is a Seyfert galaxy, the only one in Fornax Cluster.

Observation history