| NGC 1578 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1578 imaged byLegacy Surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 04h 23m 46.6184s[1] |
| Declination | −51° 35′ 58.022″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020608±0.0000870[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6,178±26 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 296.6 ± 20.8 Mly (90.94 ± 6.39 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.92[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)a pec[1] |
| Size | ~174,800 ly (53.58 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2′ × 1.1′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 202- G 014, FAIRALL 771,IRAS 04224-5142,PGC 015025[1] | |
NGC 1578 is aspiral galaxy in theconstellation ofDorado. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is6,166±26 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 296.6 ± 20.8 Mly (90.94 ± 6.39 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by British astronomerJohn Herschel on 27 December 1834.[2]
NGC 1578 is anactive galactic nucleus candidate, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[3]
Threesupernovae have been observed in NGC 1578:
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