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barred 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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 1515” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.