NGC 1452
NGC 1452 (or NGC 1455) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. Located 80 milion light years away, it is one of the farther galaxies of the Eridanus cluster, a cluster of approximately 200 galaxies. It was discovered on October 6, 1785 by William Herschel.
| NGC 1452 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1452 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 03h 45.223m[1] |
| Declination | −18° 37′[1] |
| Distance | 24.5 Mpc (79.9 Mly) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0-a[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.8′ × 1.5′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 1455, ESO 549-12, MCG -3-10-44, IRAS 03430-1847, PGC 13765 | |
The galaxy has a Hubble classification of SB0-a, indicating it is a spiral galaxy with a bar. NGC 1452's bar extends from the core to the middle of the galaxy. It size on the night sky is 2.8' x 1.5' which is proportional to the size of the 65 000 light-years.
The galaxy is a member of the NGC 1407 Group, a small group of the galaxies inside the Eridanus Cluster, together with the galaxies NGC 1407, NGC 1400 and others.
See also
- NGC 1407, brightest member of NGC 1407 Group
- NGC 1460, another barred lenticular galaxy, with huge bar
- Lenticular galaxy
References
- Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8.
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