NGC 1353
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1353
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension03h 32.31m [1]
Declination−20° 49[1]
Redshift1547 ± 24
Distance21.5 Mpc (70 Mly)
Apparent magnitude (V)11.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeSBb[1]
Apparent size (V)3.4 × 1.4[1]
Other designations
UGCA 76, MCG -04-09-022, PGC 13108[2]

NGC 1353 is a flocculent spiral galaxy situated in the constellation of Eridanus. Located about 70 million light years away, it is a member of the Eridanus cluster of galaxies, a cluster of about 200 galaxies. It was discovered by William Herschel on 9 December 1784.[3]

NGC 1353 has a Hubble classification of SBb, which indicates it is a barred spiral galaxy. It is moving away from the Milky Way at 1547 km/s. Its size on the night sky is 3.4 by 1.4 arcminutes, which corresponds to a real size of 69,000 ly.

See also

  • NGC 2841, a famous flocculent spiral galaxy

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8.
  2. "NGC 1353". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  3. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1350 - 1399". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  • Media related to NGC 1353 at Wikimedia Commons


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