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NGC 1234

Coordinates: Sky map 03h 09m 39.1s, −07° 50′ 47″
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NGC 1234
NGC 1234 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension3h 9m 39.1s[1]
Declination−7° 50′ 47″[1]
Redshift3731 ± 3 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.3[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(r)cd pec[1]
Apparent size (V)124 × 0.63[1]
Other designations
PGC 11813,[1] MCG -01-09-011[1]

NGC 1234 is a peculiar barred spiral galaxy exhibiting a ring structure in the constellation Eridanus, discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth in 1886.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1234. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  2. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects: NGC 1200 - 1249". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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