| NGC 1285 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1285 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 03h 17m 53.4542s[1] |
| Declination | −07° 17′ 51.847″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017512[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5250 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 244.4 ± 17.1 Mly (74.94 ± 5.25 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SB(r)b pec[1] |
| Size | ~81,300 ly (24.92 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5′ × 1.1′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 03154-0728,2MASX J03175341-0717517,MCG -01-09-026,PGC 12259[1] | |
NGC 1285 is abarred spiral galaxy in theconstellation ofEridanus. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 5081 ± 12 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 244.4 ± 17.1 Mly (74.94 ± 5.25 Mpc).[1] However, threenon-redshift measurements give a much closer distance of 180.47 ± 3.24 Mly (55.333 ± 0.994 Mpc).[2] It was discovered byHeinrich Louis d'Arrest on 28 October 1865.[3]
Threesupernovae have been observed in NGC 1285:
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