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EntityQ1042038· pop 30· linked from 488 articles

spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiP
Redshift
z = 0.008545060649498115
Morphology
SBcd
Coordinates
RA 45.8520° · Dec -15.6235°
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Key facts

Constellation
Eridanus
Right ascension
03 03 24.47
Declination
−15 ° 37 ′ 24.48 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
2544 ± 1 km/s
Distance
105 M ly
Type
SB(s)dm:
Apparent size v
1.7 x 1.5

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
spiral galaxy
Constellation
Eridanus
Distance from Earth
36.6
Image
NGC 1189 SDSS.jpg
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catalog code
LEDA 11503
Commons category
NGC 1189
time of discovery or invention
1885-12-02
discoverer or inventor
United States
galaxy morphological type
SBcd
apparent magnitude
13.4
redshift
0.008643
right ascension
45.851958
declination
-15.623472
radial velocity
2715
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 1189 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 105 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Eridanus. It was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth on December 2, 1885 with the 26" refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory.

NGC 1189 has extended clumpy star formation throughout its spiral arms with remarkably little associated stellar light, which is striking in the color images.

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