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EntityQ1042439· pop 28

elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
AG?
Redshift
z = 0.01448822729301047
Coordinates
RA 48.4927° · Dec -21.9863°
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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Eridanus
Image
NGC 1256 DSS.jpg
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catalog code
Gaia DR2 5099587985357055360
galaxy morphological type
S0
discoverer or inventor
John Frederick William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1835-11-13
redshift
0.014383
apparent magnitude
10.207
right ascension
48.49269162295050
declination
-21.98631248578800
radial velocity
4312
epoch
J2000.0
Commons category
NGC 1256
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