NGC 1192

NGC 1192 is a lenticular galaxy approximately 417 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Eridanus.^[1] It was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth on December 2, 1885 with the 26" refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory.^[3]

NGC 1192
NGC 1192 (on the left) (SDSS)
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Eridanus
Right ascension	03h 03m 34.63s [1]
Declination	−15° 40′ 43.80″ [1]
Redshift	0.032059 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	9611 ± 14 km/s [1]
Distance	417 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.80 [2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	15.80 [2]
Characteristics
Type	E5 [1]
Apparent size (V)	0.7 x 0.3 [1]
Other designations
PGC 11519, MCG -3-8-65, HCG 22E

Together with NGC 1189, NGC 1190, NGC 1191 and NGC 1199 it forms Hickson Compact Group 22 (HCG 22) galaxy group.^[4] Although they are considered members of this group, NGC 1191 and NGC 1192 are in fact background objects, since they are much further away compared to the other members of this group.^[5]

Image gallery

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  NGC 1192 and nearby galaxies (SDSS)
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  NGC 1192 with other members of the HCG 22 galaxy group (SDSS)

See also

• Lenticular galaxy
• Hickson Compact Group
• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
• Eridanus (constellation)