| NGC 1349 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1349 imaged bySloan Digital Sky Survey | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Right ascension | 03h 31m 27.5154s[1] |
| Declination | +04° 22′ 51.252″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.022061 ± 0.000012[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6,614 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 287 ± 20Mly (88.0 ± 6.2Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.2[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | ~83,000 ly (25.6 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.7′ × 0.7′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS F10012+3125,UGC 2774,MCG +01-09-006,PGC 13088,CGCG 416-013[1] | |
NGC 1349 is alenticular galaxy in the constellationTaurus. The galaxy lies about 290 millionlight years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 1349 is approximately 80,000 light years across.[1] It was discovered byLewis Swift on December 20, 1886.[3]
The galaxy is characterised as a lenticular galaxy, having a disk and abulge. Almost 95% of the stars in the bulge are old, created more than 6 billion years ago, while the stars in the disk are younger, as 59% have ages between 1 and 6 billion years.[4] The spectrum of the nuclear region shows it is a combination of aLINER and a star formation area.[5] The outer region of the galaxy features structures that look likespiral arms. These spiral structures host about 80% of the galaxy's totalH-alpha emission and are a place of active star formation, inHII regions. The star formation rate is estimated to be 0.1–0.3M☉ per year.[6]
The galaxy appears to be isolated.[6]
