NGC 1210 | |
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![]() legacy surveys image of NGC 1210 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Fornax |
Right ascension | 03h 06m 45.35112s[1] |
Declination | −25° 42′ 58.8437″[1] |
Redshift | 0.013242[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3944 km/s[2] |
Distance | 179.2 ± 12.6 Mly (54.94 ± 3.85 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.65[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.70[2] |
Absolute magnitude (V) | −21.07[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R')SB0+(rs) pec[3] |
Other designations | |
MCG -04-08-024, PGC 11666[2] |
NGC 1210 is a barred lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Fornax, about 179 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It was discovered by the American astronomer Ormond Stone in 1885.[4]