NGC 1326 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Fornax,[5] 63 million light-years away. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on 29 November 1837.[4] It is a member of the Fornax Cluster, an NGC 1316 subgroup and has a diameter of 70 000 light-years.
NGC 1326 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Fornax |
Right ascension | 03h 23m 56.397s[1] |
Declination | −36° 27′ 52.78″[1] |
Redshift | 0.004584[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1371 km/s[2] |
Distance | 52 Mly (16 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.54[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.43[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R1)SAB(r)0/a[4] |
Other designations | |
MCG -06-08-011, PGC 12709[2] |
NGC 1326 is an early-type lenticular galaxy with a Hubble classification of S0, but it is very different from other early-type lenticulars in the Fornax Cluster. NGC 1326 has a nuclear ring.