NGC 1310
Galaxy in the constellation Fornax
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NGC 1310 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Fornax.[2] It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on 22 October 1835.[4]
| NGC 1310 | |
|---|---|
legacy surveys image of NGC 1310 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 03h 21m 03.4s[1] |
| Declination | −37° 06′ 06″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005874[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1756 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 72 Mly (22 Mpc)[3] |
| Group or cluster | Fornax Cluster[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.08[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.98[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBc II[1] |
| Size | 35,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| FCC 13, MCG -06-08-004, PGC 12569[2] | |
At a distance of 72 million light-years (22 Mpc) away from the Sun,[3] NGC 1310 is a member of the Fornax A subgroup of the Fornax Cluster of galaxies.[1]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 1310: SN 1965J was discovered by Gibson Reaves on 31 August 1965.[5][6] It was about 14 arcseconds east and 7 arcseconds south of the center of the galaxy.[7]
