| NGC 1353 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1353 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 03h 32.31m [1] |
| Declination | −20° 49′ [1] |
| Redshift | 1547 ± 24 |
| Distance | 21.5 Mpc (70 Mly) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.5 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBb [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]
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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.
