| NGC 1198 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1198 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h 06m 13.2578s[1] |
| Declination | +41° 50′ 55.883″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005310[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1592 ± 6 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 68.2 ± 4.8 Mly (20.92 ± 1.48 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E-SO[1] |
| Size | ~58,000 ly (17.78 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4′ × 0.8′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J03061323+4150563,IC 282,UGC 2533,MCG +07-07-024,PGC 11648,CGCG 540-038[1] | |
NGC 1198 is anelliptical galaxy in theconstellation ofPerseus. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 1419 ± 14 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 20.92 ± 1.48Mpc (~68 millionlight-years).[1] It was discovered byFrench astronomerÉdouard Stephan on 6 December 1880. This galaxy was also observed by the American astronomerLewis Swift on 27 October 1888, and was later added to theIndex Catalogue as IC 282.[2]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 1198:SN 2024epr (Type Ia, mag 19.3721) was discovered by theZwicky Transient Facility on 19 March 2024.[3]
Media related toNGC 1198 at Wikimedia Commons
