NGC 1341

NGC 1341 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Fornax, 86 million light years away. It is one of the most distant members of the Fornax Cluster. Discovered by John Herschel on November 29, 1837, it is 30,000 light years in diameter and has a redshift of 1854 km/s.

NGC 1341
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1341
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension	03h 27.6m [1]
Declination	−37° 8′[1]
Redshift	1854 km/s
Distance	26.4 Mpc (86.1 Mly)
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.8[1]
Characteristics
Type	SBab[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.2′ × 1.1′[1]
Other designations
ESO 358-8, IRAS 03260-3719, MCG -6-8-20, PGC 12911

See also

• NGC 1399
• NGC 1365
• NGC 1350
• NGC 1427A