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NGC 1201

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Fornax
Right ascension: 03 04 07.9884
Declination: −26 ° 04 ′ 10.815 ″
Redshift: 0.005 624 ± 0.000 0370
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1,686 ± 11 km/s
Distance: 63.37 ± 4.96 Mly (19.430 ± 1.520 Mpc )
Group or cluster: NGC 1255 Group (LGG 86)
Type: SA0^0(r)
Size: ~93,900 ly (28.80 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 3.6′ × 2.1′

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Image: NGC 1201 DSS.jpg

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NGC 1201 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Fornax. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1,531±16 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 73.6 ± 5.3 Mly (22.58 ± 1.61 Mpc). However, 10 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 63.37 ± 4.96 Mly (19.430 ± 1.520 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 26 October 1785.

NGC 1201 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.