NGC 1313 · galaxy
Topsy Turvy Galaxy
NGC 1313 is a field galaxy and an irregular galaxy discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on 27 September 1826.
RA03h 18m 16sDec−66° 29' 53"
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- NGC 1313
- All designations
- NGC 1313 · Topsy Turvy Galaxy
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Reticulum
- Best viewing
- Winter
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 03h 18m 16s
- Declination (J2000)
- −66° 29' 53"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
- Redshift (z)
- 0.001568
Visibility tonight
The science
NGC 1313 is a field galaxy and an irregular galaxy discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on 27 September 1826. It has a diameter of about 50,000 light-years, or about half the size of the Milky Way.
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 ↗
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used