NGC 1158

NGC 1158
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Eridanus
Right ascension	02h 57m 16.3s[1]
Declination	−14° 23′ 05″[2]
Redshift	0.009870[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.1
Characteristics
Type	S0 (Lenticular)
Apparent size (V)	1.4′ × 0.6′[4]

NGC 1158 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth on January 2, 1886.^[5] The galaxy lies approximately 133 million light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 13.1 in the visual band.^[6]

NGC 1158 has a redshift of 0.009870, indicating that it is receding from Earth at a velocity of about 2960 km/s.^[7]

References

1. "NGC 1158". In-The-Sky.org.
2. "NGC 1158". Celestial Atlas.
3. "NGC 1158". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.
4. "NGC 1158". German Wikipedia.
5. "NGC 1158". Celestial Atlas.
6. "NGC 1158". In-The-Sky.org.
7. "NGC 1158". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.