NGC 1359 (Gary Imm)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Eridanus (Eri) · Contains: NGC 1359

NGC 1359

This object is a classic Magellanic spiral galaxy located 90 million light years away in the constellation of Eridanus at a declination of -19 degrees. It spans 1.7 arc-minutes in our apparent view, which corresponds to a diameter of 40,000 light years.

Magellanic galaxies have the following characteristics:
-       Off-center white stellar bar
-       One dominant arm
-       Blue star formation areas
- Small diameter (typically between 15,000 to 40,000 light years)

As seen in the mouseover, this galaxy looks similar to its namesake, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). I am not able to reach the LMC from my location, so this image is from the ESO telescope.

Compared to the LMC, NGC 1359 is:
-       3 times larger in actual size - 45,000 ly vs 15,000 ly
-       600 times further away – 90 million ly vs 160,000 ly
-       200 times smaller to our apparent view – 1.7 arc-minutes vs 6 degrees

Several more distant spiral galaxies are seen in the background.

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Description: Comparison of NGC 1359 to Milky Way's Large Magellanic Cloud (ESO image)

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RA (center)	03h33m47s.308
RA (top/left)	03h34m32s.750
RA (top/right)	03h33m02s.523
RA (bottom/right)	03h33m02s.443
RA (bottom/left)	03h34m32s.160

Dec (center)	-19°29′28″.46
Dec (top/left)	-19°22′10″.40
Dec (top/right)	-19°22′11″.29
Dec (bottom/right)	-19°36′46″.25
Dec (bottom/left)	-19°36′45″.18

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