NGC 1515
Sign in to savebarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado
Key facts
- Constellation
- Dorado
- Right ascension
- 04 04 02.7
- Declination
- −54 ° 06 ′ 01 ″
- Redshift
- 0.003920 ± 0.000023
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 1,175 ± 7 km/ s
- Distance
- 56.7 ± 6.9 Mly (17.4 ± 2.1 Mpc )
- Group or cluster
- Dorado Group
- Type
- SAB(s)bc
- Apparent size v
- 5.2 ′ × 1.1 ′
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 1515 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado. The galaxy lies about 55 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 1515 is approximately 100,000 light years across. It was discovered by James Dunlop on November 5, 1826. It is a member of the Dorado Group.
Characteristics
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