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Barred spiral galaxy in Eridanus
NGC 1187 NGC 1187 imaged by ESO’s Very Large Telescope.
[ 1] Constellation Eridanus [ 1] Right ascension 03h 02m 37.40s [ 2] Declination −22° 52′ 02.0″[ 2] Redshift 0.004657[ 2] Heliocentric radial velocity 1393 km/s[ 2] Distance 60 million ly [ 1] Apparent magnitude (V) 11.4[ 2] Type SB(r)c[ 3] Apparent size (V) 5.370′ x 3.630′[ 2] HIPASS J0302-22, MCG -04-08-016, UGCA 49, AM 0300-230, IRAS 03003-2303, NVSS J030237-225200, 6dFGS gJ030237.6-225202, PSCz Q03003-2303, DUGRS 480-001, LEDA 11479, ESO 480-023, 2MASX J03023758-2252017, SGC 030024-2303.8, MBG 03004-2303.
NGC 1187 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus . It was discovered on December 9, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel .[ 4]
NGC 1187 has hosted two supernova explosions since the 1980s. In October 1982, the first supernova seen in NGC 1187 — SN 1982R , a type I ,[ 5] La Silla Observatory [ 1] SN 2007Y , a type Ib/c.[ 6] [ 7]
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NGC 1187 at Wikimedia Commons
DSS image of NGC 1187.
NGC 1187 by 2MASS
NGC 1187 by Pan-STARRS
NGC 1187 and ESO 480-20 (top, next to the star HD 18967) with the legacy surveys
Media related to NGC 1187 at Wikimedia Commons
