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NGC 1310

Galaxy in the constellation Fornax From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NGC 1310
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NGC 1310 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Fornax.[2] It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on 22 October 1835.[4]

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At a distance of 72 million light-years (22 Mpc) away from the Sun,[3] NGC 1310 is a member of the Fornax A subgroup of the Fornax Cluster of galaxies.[1]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1310: SN 1965J was discovered by Gibson Reaves on 31 August 1965.[5][6] It was about 14 arcseconds east and 7 arcseconds south of the center of the galaxy.[7]

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