NGC 1341 explained

NGC 1341
Epoch:J2000
Type:SBab[1]
Dist Ly:26.4 Mpc (86.1 Mly)
Z:1854 km/s
Appmag V:11.8
Size V:1.2 × 1.1
Constellation Name:Fornax
Names:ESO 358-8, IRAS 03260-3719, MCG -6-8-20, PGC 12911

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Dunlop. Storm. Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. 2005. 978-0-00-717223-8.