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NGC 1239

spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
Thing Lenticular Galaxy Q1042334

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
lenticular galaxy
Part of
NGC 1023 Group, [CHM2007] HDC 214, [CHM2007] LDC 234, [DZ2015b] 521, [T2015] nest 200254[5][6][7][8][9]
Apparent magnitude
9.76 (9.76–15, n=6)[19][20][21][22][23]
Catalog code
NGC 1239, PGC 11869, 2MASX J03105371-0233116, MCG-01-09-012, GSC 04711-00220, 6dFGS gJ031053.7-023311, NPM1G -02.0104, LEDA 11869[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Constellation
Eridanus[3]
Declination
-2.5532417°
Discoverer or inventor
William Herschel[2]
Distance from Earth
114.17 Mpc
Epoch
J2000.0
Galaxy morphological type
S0[4]
Radial velocity
8,643 km/s
Right ascension
47.7238125°
Time of discovery or invention
January 6, 1785[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en NGC 1239 it PGC 11869 MCG -2-9-12 NPM1G -02.0104
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
NGC 1239 DSS.jpg ↗
Gaia ID
5183639292748570368
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120v5pqs
New General Catalogue ID
1239
Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID
11869
SIMBAD ID
NGC 1239
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Galaxy", "NGC1239"]

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🔗 Connections
Belongs to 1
NGC 1023 Group
Constellation 1
Eridanus
Discoverer or inventor 1
William Herschel
Epoch 1
J2000.0
Instance of 1
lenticular galaxy
Part of 1
NGC 1023 Group
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Summary

NGC 1239 is a lenticular galaxy[1].

Related Entities

William Herschel

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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