NGC 1512
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| NGC 1512 | |
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 The inner ring of NGC 1512 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Credit: HST/NASA/ESA. |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Right ascension | 04h 03m 54.3s[1] |
| Declination | -43° 20′ 56″[1] |
| Redshift | 898 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 30 Mly[citation needed] |
| Type | SB(r)ab[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 8′.9 × 5′.6[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.1[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 14391[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 1512 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 30 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Horologium. It is a member of the Dorado Group.[2]
[edit] See also
- NGC 4736 - a similar spiral galaxy
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1512. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ Maia, M. A. G.; da Costa, L. N.; Latham, David W. (April 1989). "A catalog of southern groups of galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 69: 809–829. Bibcode 1989ApJS...69..809M. doi:10.1086/191328
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