NGC 1232 · galaxy
NGC 1232
NGC 1232, also known as the Eye of God Galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.
RA03h 09m 45sDec−20° 34' 44"
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- NGC 1232
- All designations
- NGC 1232
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Best viewing
- Winter
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 03h 09m 45s
- Declination (J2000)
- −20° 34' 44"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
- Redshift (z)
- 0.005347
Visibility tonight
The science
NGC 1232, also known as the Eye of God Galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 20 October 1784.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via id — the catalog designation was a Wikipedia article title directly.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used