NGC 1325 | |
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![]() Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1325 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Right ascension | 03h 25.576m [1] |
Declination | −21° 32′ 38.61″ [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,588 [2] |
Distance | 75.0 Mly (23.01 Mpc)h−1 0.73 [2] |
Group or cluster | Eridanus cluster [3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.5 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SBbc [5] |
Apparent size (V) | 4.47′ × 1.66′ [5] |
Notable features | Flocculent spiral galaxy |
Other designations | |
IRAS 03221-2143, NGC 1325, UGCA 70, PGC 12737, ESO 548-7, MCG -4-9-4 [5] | |
References: [6] |
NGC 1325 is a flocculent spiral galaxy situated in the constellation of Eridanus. Located about 75 million light years away, [2] it is a member of the Eridanus cluster of galaxies, [3] a cluster of about 200 galaxies. It was discovered by William Herschel on 19 December 1799.
NGC 1325 has a Hubble classification of SBbc, which indicates it is a barred spiral galaxy with moderately wound arms. [5] Its angular size on the night sky is 4.5' x 1.7'. [5] The disk of the galaxy is inclined at an angle of 71° with the main axis aligned along a position angle of 232°. [3] The rotation curve for the galaxy is flat across much of the radius from the core. [7] The galaxy is moving away from the Milky Way with a heliocentric radial velocity of 1,588 km/s. [2]
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 1325: