| NGC 1198 | |
| Constellation Name: | Perseus |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | E-SO[1] |
| Dist Ly: | NaNMpc |
| Z: | 0.005310 |
| H Radial V: | 1592 ± 6 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 12.5 |
| Size V: | 1.4' x 0.8' |
| Size: | ~17.78kpc (estimated) |
NGC 1198 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Perseus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1419 ± 14 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 20.92 ± 1.48 Mpc (∼68 million light-years). It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 6 December 1880. This galaxy was also observed by the American astronomer Lewis Swift on 27 October 1888, and was later added to the Index Catalogue as IC 282.[2]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 1198: SN 2024epr (type Ia, mag 19.4).[3]