NGC 1452

NGC 1452 (or NGC 1455) is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. Located 80 milion light years away, it is one of the farther galaxies of the Eridanus cluster, a cluster of approximately 200 galaxies. It was discovered on October 6, 1785 by William Herschel.

NGC 1452
NGC 1452
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension03h 45.223m [1]
Declination−18° 37[1]
Distance24.5 Mpc (79.9 Mly)
Apparent magnitude (V)11.8[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB0-a[1]
Apparent size (V)2.8 × 1.5[1]
Other designations
NGC 1455, ESO 549-12, MCG -3-10-44, IRAS 03430-1847, PGC 13765

The galaxy has a Hubble classification of SB0-a, indicating it is a lenticular galaxy with a bar. NGC 1452's bar extends from the core to the middle of the galaxy. It size on the night sky is 2.8' x 1.5' which is proportional to the size of the 65 000 light-years.

The galaxy is a member of the NGC 1407 Group, a small group of the galaxies inside the Eridanus Cluster, together with the galaxies NGC 1407, NGC 1400 and others.

See also

References

  1. Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8.
  • Media related to NGC 1452 at Wikimedia Commons


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