NGC 1172

NGC 1172 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 30, 1785.^[5][6]

NGC 1172
Hubble image of NGC 1172
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Eridanus
Right ascension	03h 01m 36.06150s[1]
Declination	−14° 50′ 11.4965″[1]
Redshift	0.00548[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1638 km/s[2]
Distance	69.08 ± 0.46 Mly (21.18 ± 0.14 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.75[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)	12.76[4]
Characteristics
Type	E[2]
Other designations
MCG -03-08-059, PGC 11420[2]