NGC 1512

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NGC 1512
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The inner ring of NGC 1512 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).
Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Horologium
Right ascension 04h 03m 54.3s[1]
Declination −43° 20′ 56″[1]
Redshift 898 ± 3 km/s[1]
Distance 11.6 Mpc (38 Mly) h−1
0.73[2]
Type SB(r)ab[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 8′.9 × 5′.6[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.1[1]
Other designations
PGC 14391[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 1512 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 38 million light-years away from Earth[2] in the constellation Horologium. It is a member of the Dorado Group.[3]

File:Ngc1512 nasajpl.jpg
An ultraviolet image of NGC 1510 and NGC 1512 taken with GALEX. The image shows that NGC 1512 has spiral arms that extend well beyond its optical disk. Credit:GALEX/NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Gallery

  • Hs-2001-16-aa-full jpg.jpg

    A wider HST image

See also

References

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