| NGC 1172 | |
|---|---|
 Hubble image of NGC 1172 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 03h 01m 36.06150s[1] |
| Declination | −14° 50′ 11.4965″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00548[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1638 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 69.08 ± 0.46 Mly (21.18 ± 0.14 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.75[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.76[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -03-08-059,PGC 11420[2] | |
NGC 1172 is anelliptical galaxy in the constellationEridanus. It was discovered byWilliam Herschel on December 30, 1785.[5][6]
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