LEDA 1245565
Spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo
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LEDA 1245565 (known as RX J1140.1+0307) is a spiral galaxy located 1.04 billion light-years away in the constellation of Virgo.[1] It has a similar structure to the Milky Way, though it has a low black hole mass.[2][3][4] It has an active galactic nucleus[5] and is classified as a narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy[6] with enhanced star formations.[7]
| LEDA 1245565 | |
|---|---|
LEDA 1245565 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 11h 40m 08.71s |
| Declination | +03° 07′ 11.39″ |
| Redshift | 0.081023 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 24,309 km/s |
| Distance | 1.04 Gly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.3 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBa |
| Other designations | |
| LEDA 1245565, 2MASX J11400874+0307114, RX J1140.1+0307 | |
