NGC 1341

galaxy in the Fornax Cluster

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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 1341 is referenced by 417 other articles, and connects out to list of NGC objects (1001–2000), epoch and NGC 1974.

Vinony files it under Barred spiral galaxies, Fornax and Fornax Cluster.

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Constellation: Fornax
Right ascension: 03 27.6
Declination: −37 ° 8 ′
Redshift: 1854 km/s
Distance: 26.4 Mpc (86.1 Mly)
Type: SBab
Apparent size v: 1.2 ′ × 1.1 ′

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Wikidata facts

Constellation: Fornax
Distance from Earth: 24.91
Image: NGC 1341.jpg

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catalog code: Gaia DR2 4854505366056501888
Commons category: NGC 1341
time of discovery or invention: 1837-00-00
discoverer or inventor: John Frederick William Herschel
apparent magnitude: 9.841
galaxy morphological type: SB:b:
right ascension: 51.99332435421200
declination: -37.15008356573500
redshift: 0.006221
radial velocity: 1884
epoch: J2000.0
right ascension component of proper motion: 0.496
declination component of proper motion: 2.641

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 1341 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Fornax, 86 million light years away. It is one of the most distant members of the Fornax Cluster. Discovered by John Herschel on November 29, 1837, it is 30,000 light years in diameter and has a redshift of 1854 km/s.