NGC 1452 | |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Type: | SB0-a[1] |
Dist Ly: | 24.5 Mpc (79.9 Mly) |
Appmag V: | 11.8 |
Size V: | 2.8 × 1.5 |
Constellation Name: | Eridanus |
Names: | NGC 1455, ESO 549-12, MCG -3-10-44, IRAS 03430-1847, PGC 13765 |
NGC 1452 (or NGC 1455) is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. Located 80 million light years away, it is one of the farther galaxies of the Eridanus cluster, a cluster of approximately 200 galaxies. It was discovered on October 6, 1785 by William Herschel. The galaxy has a Hubble classification of SB0-a, indicating it is a lenticular galaxy with a bar. NGC 1452's bar extends from the core to the middle of the galaxy. It size on the night sky is 2.8' x 1.5' which is proportional to the real size of 65,000 light-years.
The galaxy is a member of the NGC 1407 Group, a small group of the galaxies inside the Eridanus Cluster, together with the galaxies NGC 1407, NGC 1400 and others.