NGC 1234 | |
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![]() 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) | 1′24 × 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]