NGC 1386

NGC 1386
NGC 1386 by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension03h 36m 46.2s[1]
Declination−35° 59′ 58″[1]
Redshift0.002895 ± 0.000017 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity868 ± 5 km/s[1]
Distance52.6 ± 2.3 Mly (16.2 ± 0.7 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterFornax cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)11.2
Characteristics
Type(R′)SA(r)0/a [2]
Apparent size (V)3.4′ × 1.3′[1]
Notable featuresSeyfert galaxy
Other designations
ESO 358- G035, FCC 179, MCG -06-09-005, PGC 13333[1]
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NGC 1386 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. It is located at a distance of circa 53 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 1386 is about 50,000 light years across.[1] It is a Seyfert galaxy, the only one in Fornax Cluster.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1386. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ARRAKIS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).