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EntityQ1042044· pop 30· linked from 488 articles

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiP
Distance
16,556 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.008794729651216526
Morphology
SO-a
Coordinates
RA 45.8589° · Dec -15.6619°
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Key facts

Constellation
Eridanus
Right ascension
03 03 26.13
Declination
−15 ° 39 ′ 42.80 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
2618 ± 27 km/s
Distance
109 M ly
Type
S0^0
Apparent size v
0.9 x 0.3

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 1190 is a lenticular galaxy approximately 109 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 1190 is dominated by stellar light with little long wavelength emission.

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