NGC 1234

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NGC 1234
NGC1234 - SDSS DR14.jpg
NGC 1234 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 3h 9m 39.1s [1]
Declination −7° 50 47 [1]
Redshift 3731 ± 3 km/s [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.3 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB(r)cd pec [1]
Apparent size  (V)124 × 0.63 [1]
Other designations
PGC 11813, [1] MCG -01-09-011 [1]

NGC 1234 is a peculiar barred spiral galaxy exhibiting a ring structure in the constellation Eridanus, discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth in 1886. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1234. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  2. Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects: NGC 1200 - 1249". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.