NGC 1310 | |
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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] |
Other designations | |
FCC 13, MCG -06-08-004, PGC 12569 [2] |
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]
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]
In 1965, a supernova was discovered about 14 arcseconds east and 7 arcseconds south of the center of NGC 1310; it was subsequently designated SN 1965J. [5]